Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Michele – Advice to younger grieving self

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

Keith – “Hope”

Keith talks about time, healing and hope.

Jessica M – Legacy

Jessica explains legacy and gives examples including her own.

Rev. Sky – “It’s OK to cry”

Rev. Sky talks about loss due to gun violence, that it’s OK to cry and finding an outlet.

Janice – “Not feeling grief when someone dies”

Janice talks about why some people don’t feel grief and what it may mean.

Maureen – “Grief is a messy non-linear place”

Maureen explains how you wind your way through grief and that is normal.

Maureen – “Unresolved conflicts”

Maureen shares about her Dad, anger, love and some tools to manage unresolved conflicts.

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.

Janice- “Stay with feelings”

Janice talks about how feelings can be buried and how working through them can help.

Janice – “Photographs”

Janice explains how photographs can be a doorway to help move forward.

Janice – “Let the feelings come up”

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

Jacqueline – Art Therapy & Grief

Jacqueline discusses about art therapy and how it brings a special layer to help move through grief