Bereavement Professionals’ Insights
Chantal – Giving space
Chantal discusses how it is good and honouring to the one you’ve lost to give space and feel everything
Who are we to Decide? The Many Paths through Grief
A lot of my work with clients involves hearing their stories, but also answering many questions about if their grief is “normal”. Their grief is overwhelming, and our dominant culture’s strong message is – that grief should be kept at its edges, I often find this pervasive intention creeps into griever’s experiences – and my…
Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour
Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.
Jenn – What does an art therapist do
Jenn explains how art therapist use the creative process to help people make positive changes to improve their overall health and to enhance their well being
Chantal – Graphic novels and art therapy
Chantal defines what a graphic novel is and how words mix with imagery like a dance
Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning
Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.
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
Michele – Expressive arts and healing grief
Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in grief
Maureen – “Peer vs professional support”
Maureen talks about getting help and what is right for you.
Chantal – Anticipatory grief
Chantal defines antipatory grief and the grief before the physical loss
Craig – How men process grief
Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.