Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Sara – Lyrics

Sara talks about how lyrics can have an impact on how we experience music

Craig – Grieving as a Single Parent

In this video, Craig talks about the challenges of grieving as a single parent. He shares his own experiences and offers advice on how to cope with grief, talk to your kids about what’s happening, and ask for help from others.This video is for any single parent who is grieving the loss of a loved one. It is also for anyone who knows a single parent who is grieving and wants to offer support.

Jen – “Breathing and grief”

Jen talks about how breathing and yoga can help cope.

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Corrie – Triggers

Corrie discuss the many types of triggers

Rev. Sky – “It’s OK to cry”

Rev. Sky talks about loss due to gun violence, that it’s OK to cry and finding an outlet.

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.

Katie “Ongoing Grief”

Katie talks about the loss of her mother.

Christian – “Growth out of pain”

Christian tells about how grief changes and we grow.

Maureen – “My miscarriages and attachment”

Maureen tells about her miscarriages, attachment and understanding why she felt so terrible.

Sara – Listening to music

Sara discusses how listening to music can help navigate loss

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young