Bereavement Professionals’ Insights

Chantal – Giving space

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

Sara – Music at the end of life

Sara talks about the values of music at the end of life

Jessica M – My Story

Jessica talks about losing her grandfather at 14 when her mother was terminal, her mother and aunt died when she was 15. She felt alone until she found a peer support group

Janice – “Feelings”

Janice talks about the importance of allowing our feelings as that’s the only way to get through them.

Maureen – “Our first miscarriage”

Maureen shares insights about her miscarriages.

Janice – “Grief is a response to loss”

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

Caileigh – Grief and child behaviour

Caileigh explains when a child experiences grief or a traumatic grief experience, there’s often behaviour that comes from that. Grief impacts behaviour. And sometimes it can be outward behaviour and sometimes it can be internalized behaviour. The good news about grief and behaviour is that it can be managed and supported through effective communication, through therapy and through coping strategies.

Thoughts About Grief Counselling Playlist

Listen to the thoughts and insights of people and families living with grief.

Keith – “Timeframe for grief”

Keith explains it is never too late to grieve and there is no timeline.

Collective Grief

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Janice – “Go into feelings”

Janice explains how important it is to pay attention to your feelings.

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.