Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Rev. Sky – “Trauma, grief, and loss, sudden death”

Rev. Sky introduces herself and explains why she is in these videos.

Christian – “Jeff’s Story”

Christian tells Jeff”s story… the good and his struggles.

Maureen – Grief and Holidays

Maureen talks about feelings duing holidays

Christian – “Growth out of pain”

Christian tells about how grief changes and we grow.

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

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

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.

Carrie – Thanatology

Carrie explains how thanatolgy is the study of death dying grief and loss.

Keith – “You need not be alone”

Keith discusses getting help, resources and that you don’t need to be alone.

Michele – Covid and virtual support

MIchele discuss support and how COVID has affected our grief in so many waysort

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.

Sara – Music at the end of life

Sara talks about the values of music at the end of life

Janice – “Grief is a response to loss”

Janice discusses waves of grief and how important it is to go with it.