Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

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.

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.

Rev. Sky – “Youth alert”

Rev. Sky talks about youth and when it’s time to reach out for support.

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Janice – “Feelings”

Janice talks about the importance of allowing our feelings as that’s the only way to get through them.

Marija – The wilderness of grief

Marija discussed acknowedging all aspects of grief and living with grief.

Madelyn – Rituals and the Chinese grieving process

Madelyn talks about expressing your grief in Chinese cultures and how rituals are a war of grieving providing comfort