Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

Jen – “1st year non-judgmental”

Jen discusses the ups and downs of the 1st year.

Maureen – “Your experience of loss is unique”

Maureen explains how your experience of grief is your own.

Maureen – “They are still your child”

Maureen explains how you find different ways of parenting.

Professional Insights Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of professionals helping people and families to cope with grief.

Maureen – “Milestones and anniversaries”

Maureen talks about loss and what happens over time.

Rev. Sky – “Sharing”

Rev. Sky explains how sharing helps you heal.

Maureen – “Carrying grief”

Maureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry griefMaureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry grief.

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.

Keith – “Timeframe for grief”

Keith explains it is never too late to grieve and there is no timeline.

Claudia – Taking your art home after art therapy

Claudia talks about why sometimes not to take your art home after therapy

Jessica M – My Story

Jessica talks about losing her grandfather at 14 when her mother was terminal, her mother and aunt died when she was 15. She felt alone until she found a peer support group