Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Preparing For and Coping with Special Days

Special Days can be days we have honoured with our loved ones that many others celebrate or more personal dates and milestones with your loved one. As these days approach, it can be difficult to figure out how to move through a Special Day. Do you do what you’ve always done? What do you do…

Keith – “Disenfranchised Grief”

Keith describes disenfranchised grief.

Caileigh – Wanting to fix a grieving child

Caileigh gives advice about the desire to fix, especially to parents who are grieving themselves as well as supporting children who are grieving.

Maureen – “Your experience of loss is unique”

Maureen explains how your experience of grief is your own.

Claudia – Art and coping with grief and loss

Claudia talk about how art is especially beneficial for someone coping with grief and loss

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

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

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid

Keith – “Grief at any age”

Keith discusses grief and age.

Janice – “Own our feelings”

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

Coping with Guilt in Grief Playlist

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

Keith – “Difference between grief and mourning”

Keith explains how grief is internal and mourning is external.

What Does Grief Support Look Like?

When we experience significant, on-going symptoms of grief that interfere with our adjustment to the reality of our loss, it can be time to seek professional help. It can be difficult to know where to find help and what grief support options are available.