Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Michele – Talks about being a death doula

Michele explains what death doula’s do. Doula means servant. They support people on many different levels… for instance, emotionally, spiritually and physically

Claudia – Waterlillies

Claudia talks about how she painted on panels big enough to hug to help her with her grief

Jessica M – Finding Hope

Jessica shares memories of her brothers birthday which was just before her mothers death and how they all found hope

Rev. Sky – “Feeling numb”

Rev. Sky discusses how feeling numb is a normal emotion and what you need to move forward.

Donna – “Helping a grieving friend”

Donna shares some practical ways to help someone in grief.

Amanda – “Reach out”

Amanda discusses the importance of connecting with others.

Janice – “Crying”

Janice explains how crying helps physically and emotionally.

Christian – “Grief in the opioid crisis”

Christian talks about looking for answers in great sadness.

Preparing For and Coping with Special Days

Special Days can be days we have honoured with our loved ones that many others celebrate or more personal dates and milestones with your loved one. As these days approach, it can be difficult to figure out how to move through a Special Day. Do you do what you’ve always done? What do you do…

Chantal – My Story

Chantal discusses finding a release in doing a graphic novel to explore her grief as a thesis in art therapy school

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.

Christian – “Growth out of pain”

Christian tells about how grief changes and we grow.