Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Janice – “The importance of listening”

Janice explains the importance of not being judgemental and listening when helping someone is in grief.

Weaving the Tapestry of Love

Learning to become a better person is a wonderful consequence of being in a loving relationship with someone; you’re present in ways that help them grow into their best self. It’s an organic process you flow with on a journey we map out with intention, though in reality, it remains unknowable. That is why a…

Chantal – You don’t have to be an artist to take part in art therapy

Chantal explains that you don’t have to be an artist to participate in art therapy and acutally if you have less art experience you will enjoy it more.

Christian – “Grief can bring new life”

Christian explains where he found hope in grief.

Sara – Lyrics

Sara talks about how lyrics can have an impact on how we experience music

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.

Madelyn – Grieving process as a 2nd generation Canadian

Madelyn talks about being a 2nd generation Canadian, some things she has learend working in palliative care as a music therapist

Maureen – Holiday kindness and grief

Maureen discusses grieving during the holidays and being lifter up by kindness

Claudia – Defining an art therapist

Claudia talks about art therapy as a form of psycho therapy

Jen – “Grief yoga”

Jen talks about how yoga may be beneficial.

Calls to Care, Calls to Action: Bearing Witness to Global Catastrophic Loss of Life and Traumatic Events

We bear witness to stories of mass loss of lives, stories of families in Gaza being forced from their land, loss of culture and traditions, and countless other ways systems of colonization and oppression can contribute to other non-death losses those who are directly affected currently and have historically faced. As we discussed in a previous article, we can also experience collective grief following natural disasters, accidents, international conflict, and acts of violence that have resulted in catastrophic loss of lives.

Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

Michele tells what advice she would give to her younger grieving self