Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

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.

Jean – Grief resources and self care

Jean talks about resources that help in processing grief and self care

Caileigh – Parent Capacity

Caileigh discusses parent capacity and and how to support their child through their grief is all about inspiring them and empowering them so that they can help their child.

Shannon – Growing through Grief

Shannon discusses post traumatic growth and how it can be an expectation

Caileigh – Sharing grief experience to spread hope and kindness

Caileigh talks about taking the opportunity to share her personal and professional grief experiences as a way to spread hope and to spread kindness.

Keith – “We need one another”

Keith talks about the importance of story, understanding our journey and how we are connected.

Amanda – “Reach out”

Amanda discusses the importance of connecting with others.

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Amanda – “The Little Things”

Amanda talks about how little things can be a huge gift during palliative care.

Donna – “Grief in conversation”

Donna discusses language and talking about grief.

Corrie – We cry because we love

Corrie talks about crying, hurt and love

Chantal – The benefits of the physical part of art making

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