Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Jen – “Breathing and grief”

Jen talks about how breathing and yoga can help cope.

Janice – “It’s hard work”

Janice explains that hard work is necessary to reach the calm and peace.

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.

Maureen – “Our 20th Anniversary”

Maureen talks about she dealt with her miscarriages and how she felt after 20 years.

Corrie – Getting comfortable with discomfort

Corrie talks about being comfortable and uncomfortable with grief

Janice – “More to deal with than death when someone dies”

Janice explains that when somebody dies it’s not just the death that you are dealing with but the entire relationship.

Corrie – We cry because we love

Corrie talks about crying, hurt and love

Jean – It’s all about love

Jean talks about losing her husband to a heart attack on valentines day

Jen – “From funeral director to yoga for grief”

Jen talks about how being a funeral director and how yoga and grief became connected for her.

Maureen – “Your experience of loss is unique”

Maureen explains how your experience of grief is your own.

Cheryl – “What is grief”

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

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.