Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Rev. Sky – “Why”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about the question of why and how to look beyond it.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

Adrianna – Metabolizing grief

April 16, 2021

Adrianna explains metabolizing grief and grief literacy training

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Christian – “Remembering together in a meaningful way”

October 1, 2019

Christian discusses the power of memories.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Collective/Community Grief / Grief and Trauma / Video

Cheryl – “My story”

December 16, 2018

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of a Child / My Story Video / Video

Thoughts on International Overdose Awareness Day 2023

August 30, 2023

We lead multifaceted lives, and the deaths of those we love who have died by drug poisoning contain multitudes. The death of a loved one can bring intense grief, shock, anger, shame, or guilt. People who use drugs, and those who love them that they leave behind, face stigma in North America’s dominant, settler culture.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Collective/Community Grief / Death By Overdose / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic

Maureen – “Milestones and anniversaries”

October 17, 2019

Maureen talks about loss and what happens over time.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Perinatal / Video

Jen – “Breathing and grief”

December 10, 2018

Jen talks about how breathing and yoga can help cope.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video / Yoga and Grief

Keith – “We need one another”

December 10, 2018

Keith talks about the importance of story, understanding our journey and how we are connected.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Collective/Community Grief / Video

Who are we to Decide? The Many Paths through Grief

July 16, 2024

A lot of my work with clients involves hearing their stories, but also answering many questions about if their grief is “normal”. Their grief is overwhelming, and our dominant culture’s strong message is – that grief should be kept at its edges, I often find this pervasive intention creeps into griever’s experiences – and my…

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / I Am A Griever

Janice – “Grieving alone”

December 10, 2018

Janice discusses grieving alone and when its important to have people around you that can listen and understand what you are feeling.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Caileigh – A safe place to grow and heal

February 23, 2023

Caileigh talks about how accessing play therapy can support everybody. When children have that safe place to heal, everybody around them feels good and can heal, too.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / I Am A Professional / Supporting Others / Video

Rev. Sky – “Yearning”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky discusses yearning and how it’s OK to feel those emotions.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video