Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Janice – “Grief can be complicated”

Janice discusses disenfranchised grief and holding on to hurt.

Corrie – Grieving during a pandemic

Corrie discuss the grieving during a pandemic

Claudia – Materials in art therapy

Claudia discusses all of the wonderful options of materials to use in art therapy. Art, markers, clay, pencils, water collours, cutting, tearing. They physical engagment with the materials is like alchemy.

Shannon – Guilt vs Shame

Shannon talks about guilt can be a part of the grieving process but shame has to do with “is there something wrong with me”

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young

Maureen – “Grief can come back”

Maureen explains however grief comes back, you are OK.

Jacqueline – Humour

Jacqueline talks about how huour has a place in grieving

Maureen – “They are still your child”

Maureen explains how you find different ways of parenting.

Maureen – “Carrying grief”

Maureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry griefMaureen gives an analogy of how hard it is to carry grief.

Jacqueline – Crying

Jacqueline talks about how grief is love and how crying is natural

Cheryl – “My story”

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Christian – “Jeff’s Story”

Christian tells Jeff”s story… the good and his struggles.