Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Sara – Music and grief

Sara discusses how music can connect and help by acknowledging grief and bringing comfort

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief

Marija – The wilderness of grief

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

Maureen – “Unresolved conflicts”

Maureen shares about her Dad, anger, love and some tools to manage unresolved conflicts.

Janice – “Feelings”

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

Maureen – “My miscarriages and attachment”

Maureen tells about her miscarriages, attachment and understanding why she felt so terrible.

Rev. Sky – “Retraumatization”

Rev. Sky discusses trauma and re-experiencing the initial emotion had at the beginning of a loss.

Janice – “Feelings just are”

Janice explains the importance of listening to, trusting and honouring ourselves and our feelings.

Keith – “Grief at any age”

Keith discusses grief and age.

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young

Maureen – “Trust yourself”

Maureen talks about finding your own way in your healing process.

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.