There One Day and Gone the Next : Art Therapy and Grief

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

July 16, 2020

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Claudia – Waterlillies

August 2, 2022

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

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

July 16, 2020

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Sara – Music and celebration of life

April 30, 2021

Sara explains how music can play an importand and significant role in celebrations of life.

Maureen – “Your experience of loss is unique”

October 17, 2019

Maureen explains how your experience of grief is your own.

Corrie – Grief is like a rollercoaster

July 16, 2020

Corrie talks about grief over time

Jean – What grief feels like physically

April 1, 2022

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

Maureen – “Our 20th Anniversary”

October 17, 2019

Maureen talks about she dealt with her miscarriages and how she felt after 20 years.

Jean – Helping your children through grief

April 1, 2022

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

June 13, 2023

Jessica talks about living in North America and the fear many people have about talking about grief but that it is very important to talk. It makes us feel less alone and helps us move through our grief. It’s also how you can keep your lost one alive.

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

April 23, 2023

Kristal discusses the importance of finding ways to honour people that have been lost and how they have impacted you. She speaks to how she often chooses not to attend public memorials for those she has lost as a support worker as they are often very overwhelming. Instead, she has her own personal rituals or ways of honouring those she has lost personally including opening a window. She discusses how this practice was used when she worked in palliative care.