Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Christian – “Stigma of opioid death”

Christian talks about the social acceptance of an opioid overdose.

Corrie – Pandemic of grief

Corrie discusses how much grief there is

Janice – “Grief is a response to loss”

Janice discusses waves of grief and how important it is to go with it.

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Claudia – My story

Claudia tells her story about art and grief

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.

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.

Chantal – Giving space

Chantal discusses how it is good and honouring to the one you’ve lost to give space and feel everything

Cheryl – “Complicated Grief”

Cheryl discusses unresolved grief.

Janice – “Risks”

Janice talks about risks in behaviour and progress.

Chantal – What is art therapy?

Chantal explains how art therapy helps us express in ways that words can’t

Who are we to Decide? The Many Paths through Grief

A lot of my work with clients involves hearing their stories, but also answering many questions about if their grief is “normal”. Their grief is overwhelming, and our dominant culture’s strong message is – that grief should be kept at its edges, I often find this pervasive intention creeps into griever’s experiences – and my…