Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Janice – “Own our feelings”

Janice discusses the goals of emotional work and arriving at a peaceful place.

Rev. Sky – “It gets easier”

Rev. Sky talks about time and allowing emotion.

Janice – “Grieving alone”

Janice discusses grieving alone and when its important to have people around you that can listen and understand what you are feeling.

Christian – “Grief can bring new life”

Christian explains where he found hope in grief.

Adrianna – Triggers and the ball in the box analogy

Adrianna gives some great insights on how to deal with triggers

Jen – “1st year non-judgmental”

Jen discusses the ups and downs of the 1st year.

Rev. Sky – “Trauma, grief, and loss, sudden death”

Rev. Sky introduces herself and explains why she is in these videos.

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.”

Jacqueline – Crying

Jacqueline talks about how grief is love and how crying is natural

Michael – “A story of loss and longing”

Michael relays a story of a man coping after the loss of his wife.

Amanda – “No person is an island”

Amanda talks about the power of community and the importance of reaching out.

Corrie – Triggers

Corrie discuss the many types of triggers