Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

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.

Maureen – “Milestones and anniversaries”

Maureen talks about loss and what happens over time.

Adrianna – Metabolizing grief

Adrianna explains metabolizing grief and grief literacy training

Keith – “Hope”

Keith talks about time, healing and hope.

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.

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

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

Christian – “Remembering together in a meaningful way”

Christian discusses the power of memories.

Jen – “1st year non-judgmental”

Jen discusses the ups and downs of the 1st year.

Reflections on Mother’s Day

Mother’s day is a holiday where we show appreciation and care for the maternal roles in our lives. However, this holiday can feel very overwhelming for those of us who are grieving the death of a mother figure, a mother grieving their child, or those of us grieving the loss of not being able to become mothers ourselves.

Rev. Sky – “What is trauma?”

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

Jenn – What does an art therapist do

Jenn explains how art therapist use the creative process to help people make positive changes to improve their overall health and to enhance their well being

Rev. Sky – “Feeling numb”

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