Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Claudia – Materials in art therapy

August 2, 2022

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.

Art / Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Caileigh – Advice to my younger self about grief

February 23, 2023

Caileigh talks about things that you can do to balance out feelings that it’s okay to experience all of the big feelings that you have, to find joy in little moments, and to find ways that you can cope with those big feelings.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / I Am A Professional / Video

Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

August 3, 2022

Grief often comes with powerful, unpredictable emotional shifts that can be painful to experience. While it’s important to find ways to sit with these feelings, to acknowledge the pain of grief and accept loss, it’s also necessary to find ways to ease and manage the pain. There are several simple activities that you can explore to help.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Blog Post / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death By Overdose / Death of A Loved One / Perinatal / Suicide

Shannon – Guilt vs Shame

November 22, 2022

Shannon talks about guilt can be a part of the grieving process but shame has to do with “is there something wrong with me”

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of a Partner / Grief and Trauma / Suicide / Video

Rev. Sky – “Emotions”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about the emotions that come along with loss and outlets that can help.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video

Marija – Acknowledging feelings

June 2, 2021

Marija talks about our tools for coping

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Corrie – Grief is like a rollercoaster

July 16, 2020

Corrie talks about grief over time

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Maureen – Grief and Holidays

December 21, 2020

Maureen talks about feelings duing holidays

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Amanda – “Listening”

December 10, 2018

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Supporting Others / Video

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

March 14, 2022

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Collective/Community Grief / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Supporting Others / Video

Jean – What grief feels like physically

April 1, 2022

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Partner / Video

Rev. Sky – “The grief tunnel”

December 10, 2018

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

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Video