Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Craig – My Cumulative Grief

Craig shares his story of experiencing a series of significant losses over the course of two years. He talks about the shock, grief, and uncertainty he felt during this time, and how he coped with the accumulation of loss.Craig’s story is a reminder that grief is a normal and natural response to loss, but it can be overwhelming when it comes in waves. If you are experiencing grief, it is important to reach out for support from friends, family, or a therapist. There is no right or wrong way to grieve, and everyone experiences it differently. The important thing is to be patient with yourself and to allow yourself to feel your emotions.

Sara – Listening to music

Sara discusses how listening to music can help navigate loss

Rev. Sky – “What is grief?”

Rev. Sky talks about the universality of grief and how people grieve differently.

Rev. Sky – “The grief tunnel”

Rev. Sky talks about going forward and growing in the grief process.

Rev. Sky – “Feeling stuck”

Rev. Sky describes being stuck and shifting.

Michele – Creative expression and processing grief

Michele tells what advice she would give to her younger grieving selfMichele talks about coping that since being a child how creativity helped

Rev. Sky – “It’s OK to cry”

Rev. Sky talks about loss due to gun violence, that it’s OK to cry and finding an outlet.

Sara – Lyrics

Sara talks about how lyrics can have an impact on how we experience music

Caileigh – A safe place to grow and heal

Caileigh talks about how accessing play therapy can support everybody. When children have that safe place to heal, everybody around them feels good and can heal, too.

Madelyn – Accept what you are feeling

Madelyn talks about how it’s ok to not be ok.

Jacqueline – My Story

Jacqueline talks about getting through the feelings after her mother’s death

Claudia – Materials in art therapy

Claudia discusses all of the wonderful options of materials to use in art therapy. Art, markers, clay, pencils, water collours, cutting, tearing. They physical engagment with the materials is like alchemy.