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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

Carrie – Thanatology

Carrie explains how thanatolgy is the study of death dying grief and loss.

Chantal – The benefits of the physical part of art making

Chantal talks about how art can release energy in a healthy cathartic way

Maureen – Compounded grief during a pandemic

Maureen discusses how grief can be compounded during a pandemic

Jeff – “Change”

Jeff reflects on the ebb and flow of grief during the healing process. Jeff continues to grieve the death of his mother.

Amber -Helping someone who is grieving

Amber talks about how her grief has helped her learn how support other people in grief.

Maureen – “Group therapy vs individual therapy”

Maureen talks about what kind of counselling may work for you.

Corrie – Talking to children about death and dying

Corrie explains how to discuss death and dying with children

Cara – Grief and intellectual disabilities is a topic that needs to “get out there”

Cara shares some information from a participant in her research on intellectual disabilities and the bereaved. A person with an intellectual disability said… “Grief: It’s a topic that needs to get out there” Grief is something that so many people are hesitant to talk about, to display, to show, because there’s so many social rules around how we grieve. This is particularily challenging for the intellectually disabled.

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care

Kristal – Anger with Grief

Kristal discusses finding ways to channel her anger due to poor policy leading to deaths from drug poisoning and those individuals not having the support they needed. She discusses how human beings have the right to be flawed and should have the ability to grow, heal, and change.

Michele – Covid and virtual support

MIchele discuss support and how COVID has affected our grief in so many waysort