Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Madelyn – Expressing your feelings

Madelyn talks about being a 2nd generation Canadian chinese and keeping grief in. She explains the importnace of expressing your feelings and not feel guilty about it

Adrianna – Metabolizing grief

Adrianna explains metabolizing grief and grief literacy training

Carrie – Thanatology

Carrie explains how thanatolgy is the study of death dying grief and loss.

Marija – The wilderness of grief

Marija discussed acknowedging all aspects of grief and living with grief.

Rev. Sky – “Why”

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

Jessica M – Grief is unique for each person

Jessica discusses our uniquenesses during grief, giving yourself permission to grieve and that there are many ways of self care during grief.

Jen – “1st year non-judgmental”

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

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life

Craig – How men process grief

Craig talks about his personal story of grief and how he learned to process his emotions in a healthy way. He discusses the challenges that men face when grieving, and offers advice on how to find healthy ways to cope with loss.Craig lost his wife, his mother, his job, and his home in a short period of time. He describes how he felt pressured to be stoic and strong for others, and how this made it difficult for him to grieve. He eventually realized that it was important to allow himself to feel his emotions, even the difficult ones.Craig shares some of the things that helped him to process his grief, such as talking to a therapist, writing in a journal, and spending time in nature. He also emphasizes the importance of finding support from friends and family. This video is a powerful and moving story of how one man found healing after experiencing a series of devastating losses. It is an important reminder that grief is a normal and healthy emotion, and that there are healthy ways to cope with it.

Corrie – Triggers

Corrie discuss the many types of triggers

Amanda – “Hospice like home”

Amanda discusses the value of feeling like being at home during palliative care.

Chantal – Graphic novels and art therapy

Chantal defines what a graphic novel is and how words mix with imagery like a dance