Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Keith – “Timeframe for grief”

Keith explains it is never too late to grieve and there is no timeline.

Rev. Sky – “What is grief?”

Rev. Sky talks about the universality of grief and how people grieve differently.

Keith – “You need not be alone”

Keith discusses getting help, resources and that you don’t need to be alone.

Christian – “Overdose Death”

Christian talks about an overdose death not defining who that person was.

Caileigh – Working with children in grief

Caileigh shares why she likes working with and supporting children in grief. “Over the course of their lives, children and youth and families experience a lot of losses, and it’s an empowering job to empower others. I’m not only empowering them, but I’m also building parent capacity in recognizing that it does take a village and it takes a community to support a child.”

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

This blog post contains information about using art therapy to process grief, including specific examples.

Sara – Lyrics

Sara talks about how lyrics can have an impact on how we experience music

Jean – Grief resources and self care

Jean talks about resources that help in processing grief and self care

Amanda – “Hospice like home”

Amanda discusses the value of feeling like being at home during palliative care.

Maureen – “If someone you know has experienced pregnancy & infant loss”

Maureen explains practical tools to help someone who is grieving.

Maureen – “Grief is a messy non-linear place”

Maureen explains how you wind your way through grief and that is normal.

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

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