Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Adrianna – Metabolizing grief

Adrianna explains metabolizing grief and grief literacy training

Jacqueline – Humour

Jacqueline talks about how huour has a place in grieving

Sara – Music and celebration of life

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

Rev. Sky – “If you have experienced sudden loss”

Rev. Sky discusses things you can do to help navigate emotions.

Amanda – “It’s a gift to love someone”

Amanda talks about grief and it’s connection to love.

Janice – “Let the feelings come up”

Janice talks about how it can help to let the feelings come up.

Amanda – “Reach out”

Amanda discusses the importance of connecting with others.

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.

Thoughts About Grief Counselling Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

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.”

Claudia – Being stuck and art therapy

Claudia discusses remunating how art therapist can help create different positive perspectives

Christian – “Overdose Death”

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