Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Madelyn – Holding space

Madelyn explains how holding space can help anyone in grief

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.

Rev. Sky – “What is trauma?”

Rev. Sky discusses how trauma affects us on many levels.

Sara – Creating music

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

Madelyn – Accept what you are feeling

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

Sara – My Story

Sara talks about why she became a music therapist, espression and connecting to feelings

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

Kristal discusses the importance of finding ways to honour people that have been lost and how they have impacted you. She speaks to how she often chooses not to attend public memorials for those she has lost as a support worker as they are often very overwhelming. Instead, she has her own personal rituals or ways of honouring those she has lost personally including opening a window. She discusses how this practice was used when she worked in palliative care.

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.

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Shannon – Power of Presence

Shannon discusses how just showing up, being present is a powerful way of supporting to someone who has lost. Listen more – talk less.

Jenn – What an art therapist can show us about processing grief

Jenn talks about how art can give a form to grief. It can give it shape and texture so it can be seen when it is often so invisible. It can also be messy which so like our grief experience

Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

Jessica talks about living in North America and the fear many people have about talking about grief but that it is very important to talk. It makes us feel less alone and helps us move through our grief. It’s also how you can keep your lost one alive.