Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Caleigh – Play Therapy

Caileigh explains how play therapy, a form of psychotherapy can help children in grief. It is specifically used when working with children and families and youth because it’s developmentally appropriate. They are never expected to sit down and to talk. And it is through the language of play that they’re able to learn about the confusing feelings of grief. They are able to learn new skills to cope with their grief, and they’re able to go at their own pace.

Cara – The real issues for grieving people with intellectual disabilities

Cara provides some context for the real issue of grief in the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and those supporting them, including that we consider that there’s not a lot of education or information out there about how best to support someone with an intellectual disability who is grieving.

Chantal – Grief and art therapy group

Chantal talks about the honour of being witness to other peoples story and exploration of grief and art therapy

Rev. Sky – “What is trauma?”

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

Jacqueline – Art therapy and grieving women

Jacqueline explains how helping connect to the heart and reslience with art therapy can be very helpful

Rev. Sky – “The grief tunnel”

Rev. Sky talks about going forward and growing in the grief process.

Donna – “Living with grief”

Donna talks about the threads of grief and her personal experience.

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

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

Claudia – Materials in art therapy

Claudia discusses all of the wonderful options of materials to use in art therapy. Art, markers, clay, pencils, water collours, cutting, tearing. They physical engagment with the materials is like alchemy.

Madelyn – My story

Madelyn tells her story and how she became a music therapist working in palliative care

Claudia – Art and coping with grief and loss

Claudia talk about how art is especially beneficial for someone coping with grief and loss