Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Grief & Drug Poisoning Toolkit [Free Downloadable PDF]

  Navigating life, death, and loss can be overwhelming. This toolkit is designed by mental health professionals and contains information about grief, different types of grief we may experience, gentle reminders on how to move through grief, as well as tips for those who may be supporting someone in their life who is grieving. This…

Craig – Supporting Someone in Grief

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Craig discusses his personal experience with grief and how he felt when people didn’t reach out to him during a difficult time. He offers advice on how to best support someone who is grieving, emphasizing the importance of simply showing up and letting them know that you care.

Jen – “Breathing and grief”

Jen talks about how breathing and yoga can help cope.

Donna – “Grief in conversation”

Donna discusses language and talking about grief.

There One Day and Gone the Next : Art Therapy and Grief

This blog post contains information about using art therapy to process grief, including specific examples.

Cheryl – “Complicated Grief”

Cheryl discusses unresolved grief.

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Janice – “The importance of listening”

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

Sara – Music and celebration of life

Sara explains how music can play an importand and significant role in celebrations of life.

Christian – “When people say dumb things”

Christian explains how he deals with people who say dumb things.

Donna – “Helping a grieving friend”

Donna shares some practical ways to help someone in grief.

Jacqueline – How to help a grieving friend

Jacqueline discusses the power of just being there with someone in grief