Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

July 16, 2020

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

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Claudia – Working with an art therapist

August 2, 2022

Claudia how all art making is theraputic and working with an art therapist amplifies the process in a positive way

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Claudia – Art therapy and costs

August 2, 2022

Claudia talks about how people may shy away from art therapy because of costs and how training schools can be an option

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Keith – “We need one another”

December 10, 2018

Keith talks about the importance of story, understanding our journey and how we are connected.

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Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky discusses the grief motto 80% listening, 20% talking and how to help someone in grief.

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Jessica M – The value of talking about grief

June 13, 2023

Jessica talks about living in North America and the fear many people have about talking about grief but that it is very important to talk. It makes us feel less alone and helps us move through our grief. It’s also how you can keep your lost one alive.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / I Am A Professional / I Am A Supporter / Supporting Others / Video

Christian – “Grief can shape you”

October 8, 2019

Christian talks about realizing the impact grief has.

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Janice – “It’s hard work”

December 10, 2018

Janice explains that hard work is necessary to reach the calm and peace.

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Janice – “It’s never too late to grieve”

December 10, 2018

Janice talks about the importance of noticing feelings.

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Jen – “From funeral director to yoga for grief”

December 10, 2018

Jen talks about how being a funeral director and how yoga and grief became connected for her.

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Rev. Sky – “Why”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky talks about the question of why and how to look beyond it.

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

November 6, 2022

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.

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