Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Maureen – “My miscarriages and attachment”

Maureen tells about her miscarriages, attachment and understanding why she felt so terrible.

Maureen – Grief and Holidays

Maureen talks about feelings duing holidays

Keith – “Hope”

Keith talks about time, healing and hope.

Maureen – “Pregnancy and infant loss”

Maureen explains how pregnancy and infant loss is often misunderstood or underestimated.

Claudia – Waterlillies

Claudia talks about how she painted on panels big enough to hug to help her with her grief

Claudia – Taking your art home after art therapy

Claudia talks about why sometimes not to take your art home after therapy

Shannon – Blessings and sadness

Shannon discusses how just showing up, being present is a powerful way of supporting to someone who has lost. Listen more – talk less.

Maureen – “Counselling… a safe place”

Maureen discusses the right counselling space for you.

Cheryl – “What is grief”

Cheryl defines grief and talks about how we all grieve differently.

Christian – “Stigma of opioid death”

Christian talks about the social acceptance of an opioid overdose.

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Calls to Care, Calls to Action: Bearing Witness to Global Catastrophic Loss of Life and Traumatic Events

We bear witness to stories of mass loss of lives, stories of families in Gaza being forced from their land, loss of culture and traditions, and countless other ways systems of colonization and oppression can contribute to other non-death losses those who are directly affected currently and have historically faced. As we discussed in a previous article, we can also experience collective grief following natural disasters, accidents, international conflict, and acts of violence that have resulted in catastrophic loss of lives.