Collective Grief

Maureen – Preparing for holidays

December 21, 2020

Maureen gives some ideas to help during holidays like connecting and taking time out

Jen – “Grief yoga”

December 10, 2018

Jen talks about how yoga may be beneficial.

Madelyn – Rituals and the Chinese grieving process

July 8, 2021

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

Craig – There is No Right Way to Grieve

August 1, 2023

Craig talks about his experience with grief and how there is no right or wrong way to grieve. He shares his thoughts on how to allow yourself to do what you need to do to heal, even if it doesn’t seem like “self-care.” This video is a reminder that everyone grieves differently and that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to healing.

Corrie – Grief is like a rollercoaster

July 16, 2020

Corrie talks about grief over time

Cara – Intellectual disabilities, sharing and expressing about grief

November 6, 2022

Cara discusses how it’s very important that people living with intellectual disabilities have the opportunity to not only know about the information about the person being ill and dying and having the choice and opportunity to go to after death rituals. It’s also really important that they get the opportunity to share their story in whatever way they communicate. This can be verbally through sign language, through communication books, art, music, going for walks, being in nature

Jenn – What an art therapist can show us about processing grief

January 24, 2022

Jenn talks about how art can give a form to grief. It can give it shape and texture so it can be seen when it is often so invisible. It can also be messy which so like our grief experience

Caileigh – Parent Capacity

February 23, 2023

Caileigh discusses parent capacity and and how to support their child through their grief is all about inspiring them and empowering them so that they can help their child.

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.

Caleigh – Play Session

February 22, 2023

Caileigh discusses child play sessions, how children can learn about confusing feelings of grief and ways to cope.

Chantal – Physical symptoms and grieving

August 5, 2022

Chantal talks about panic attacks and thinking she was having a heart attack