Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Corrie – Grief is like a rollercoaster

Corrie talks about grief over time

Janice – “The importance of listening”

Janice explains the importance of not being judgemental and listening when helping someone is in grief.

Grief and Disability: Carrie’s Story

It has become clear to me over time that we have much work to do to ensure the delivery of disability-sensitive grief literacy and grief support. In March of 2022 my proposal for four 1-hour sessions was approved, we provided the program for 20 participants. My heart was full in each session.

My heart remains full of hope that conversations, education, and expertise about disability sensitive end of life care and grief support will gain momentum as more and more people join in on this vital conversation.

Sara – Creating music

Sara explains how creating music can be a part of the grieving process

Claudia – Being stuck and art therapy

Claudia discusses remunating how art therapist can help create different positive perspectives

Maureen – “If someone you know has experienced pregnancy & infant loss”

Maureen explains practical tools to help someone who is grieving.

Cheryl – “What is grief”

Cheryl defines grief and talks about how we all grieve differently.

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.

Marija – The wilderness of grief

Marija discussed acknowedging all aspects of grief and living with grief.

Christian – “Jeff’s Story”

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

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.

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.