Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Claudia – My story

Claudia tells her story about art and grief

Janice – “Pay attention to our feelings”

Janice discuss the importance of being aware of your feelings.

Caleigh – Play Session

Caileigh discusses child play sessions, how children can learn about confusing feelings of grief and ways to cope.

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Cara – People with intellectual disabilities need to be recognized and honoured in their grief

Cara talks about grievers living with intellectual disabilities and that it’s not about those of us who are neuro-typical, giving them a voice or providing them or saying things for them. Rather, it’s that they already have a voice. They already have these experiences and they want them to be recognized, acknowledged and honoured.

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.

Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

Rev. Sky discusses the grief motto 80% listening, 20% talking and how to help someone in grief.

Maureen – “Counselling… a safe place”

Maureen discusses the right counselling space for you.

Rev. Sky – “Feeling stuck”

Rev. Sky describes being stuck and shifting.

Maureen – Preparing for holidays

Maureen gives some ideas to help during holidays like connecting and taking time out

Shannon – Enough

Shannon talks about us all doing the very best we can from the perspectives of a licensed clinical counselor and losing her husband to suicide.