Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Janice – “Grieving as long as you need to grieve”

Janice talks about her personal grief experiences and understanding the need for grieving as long as you need to.

Maureen – “Grief is a messy non-linear place”

Maureen explains how you wind your way through grief and that is normal.

Madelyn – My story

Madelyn tells her story and how she became a music therapist working in palliative care

Janice – “The importance of listening”

Janice explains the importance of not being judgemental and listening when helping someone is in grief.

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Amanda – “It’s a gift to love someone”

Amanda talks about grief and it’s connection to love.

Michele – Covid and support

Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in griefMIchele talks about COVID restrictions, technology and ways to support

Rev. Sky – “Sharing”

Rev. Sky explains how sharing helps you heal.

Marija – The wilderness of grief

Marija discussed acknowedging all aspects of grief and living with grief.

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

Michele tells what advice she would give to her younger grieving self

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.