Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

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

Maureen – “Peer vs professional support”

Maureen talks about getting help and what is right for you.

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Marija – Acknowledging feelings

Marija talks about our tools for coping

Sara – Creating music

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

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

Claudia – You do not have to be an artist to do art therapy

Claudia explains why you do not have to be an artist to benefit

Christian – “Stigma of opioid death”

Christian talks about the social acceptance of an opioid overdose.

Infant & Reproductive Loss Toolkit [Free Downloadable PDFs for Individuals and Professionals]

Navigating life, death, and loss can be overwhelming. Mental health professionals designed this toolkit for individuals, parents, caregivers, and families navigating perinatal and reproductive loss. Reactions to pregnancy and reproductive loss are as unique as fingerprints. Some can process the experience relatively quickly, while others experience unrelenting pain and grief. We hope that this toolkit…

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.

Janice – “More to deal with than death when someone dies”

Janice explains that when somebody dies it’s not just the death that you are dealing with but the entire relationship.