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Angie – Cumulative grief, cumulative trauma

Angie discusses the challenges of policing and how trauma and grief can accumulate

Susan – “Hope”

Susan talks about being pragmatic about her life and hopeful for her daughter.

Madelyn -Healing and support group for Asian Canadian women

Madelyn discusses the value in having your voice heard

Andrea – Loneliness and support

Andrea talks about how tough it is to be alone and how her friends and family have come through for her

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.

Lynda – “Old age home and guilt”

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to have a loved on in an old age home

Keith – “How can you help”

Keith explains that by imagining being in someone’s position can show you practical ways of helping them.

Mary S – Grief is not the enemy

Mary talks about embracing grief is love

Amanda – “Hospice like home”

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

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.

Kim – Some cry some don’t

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Brenda and Dale – “Returning to Work”

Brenda and Dale discuss their experiences going back to work. They continue to grieve the death of their son by suicide.