Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Maureen – “If someone you know has experienced pregnancy & infant loss”

Maureen explains practical tools to help someone who is grieving.

Marija – Latent grief

Marija explains latent grief

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.

Caileigh – My own grief and supporting others

Caileigh tells about her own grief and now it has given her a really powerful lens on how to support children going through grief as well. Along with her professional education and training, there is now a different perspective on grief and how that fits in with supporting others.

Keith – “Disenfranchised Grief”

Keith describes disenfranchised grief.

Janice – “Let the feelings come up”

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

Keith – “You need not be alone”

Keith discusses getting help, resources and that you don’t need to be alone.

Jen – “1st year non-judgmental”

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

Claudia – My story

Claudia tells her story about art and grief

Maureen – Holiday Traditions

Maureen talks about anticipating a holiday and considering honouring a loved one

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.

Jacqueline – Humour

Jacqueline talks about how huour has a place in grieving