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Betsy – You can’t know until you know

Betsy talks about support and what really helps when one is in grief

Keith – “Knowing what to say”

Keith gives practical advice about helping someone in grief.

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.

Claudia – Being stuck and art therapy

Claudia discusses remunating how art therapist can help create different positive perspectives

Amber – Grieving at the age of 17

Amber disucss what it’s like to be a teen when a parent dies

John Martin – The Shocking Reality of Painful Loss

John talks about shock and grief

Caileigh – Recommendations as a therapist and a griever

Caileigh discussed two recommendations for parents on how to support their child’s grief. as a therapist and a griever. The first is to recognize that being with is far more important than fixing. There’s two pieces to connection. The first being that one of the most important healing aspects to grief is feeling connected to others.

Shannon – Power of Presence

Shannon discusses how just showing up, being present is a powerful way of supporting to someone who has lost. Listen more – talk less.

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Russell – “Be good to yourself”

Russell explains that looking after himself gives him the strength to look after others. Russell continues to grieve the perinatal death of his son.

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda shares tips on helping someone in grief

Kristal – Attending Memorials as a Support Worker

Kristal discusses the importance of finding ways to honour people that have been lost and how they have impacted you. She speaks to how she often chooses not to attend public memorials for those she has lost as a support worker as they are often very overwhelming. Instead, she has her own personal rituals or ways of honouring those she has lost personally including opening a window. She discusses how this practice was used when she worked in palliative care.