Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Chantal – Giving space

Chantal discusses how it is good and honouring to the one you’ve lost to give space and feel everything

Madelyn – Holding space

Madelyn explains how holding space can help anyone in grief

Maureen – Holiday kindness and grief

Maureen discusses grieving during the holidays and being lifter up by kindness

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.

Janice – “Grief can be complicated”

Janice discusses disenfranchised grief and holding on to hurt.

Jen – “Grief yoga”

Jen talks about how yoga may be beneficial.

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.

Maureen – “Anger”

Maureen talks about the power of anger and how to deal with it.

Chantal – The benefits of the physical part of art making

Chantal talks about how art can release energy in a healthy cathartic way

Shannon – Hope for Healing

Shannon shares about losing her husband to suicide, her parents and her father-in-law. She felt broken and to be able to take care of her kids and her self seemed overwhelming. It took someone telling her that you can heal from trauma to give her hope for healing.

Jenn – Art can give a break from grieving

Jenn talks about one of the most overlooked benefits of making art during bereavement. It can provide and escape from your grief.

Sara – Music and celebration of life

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