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Katie – Intellectual disabilities and grief

December 1, 2022

Katie discusses how many people don’t realize people with disabilities grieve too.

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Margaux – “It never really hit me at one moment”

December 16, 2018

Margaux describes the experience of gradually processing her grief through individual and group therapy. Margaux continues to grieve the death of her mother from breast cancer.

Death of a Parent / Video

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

March 14, 2022

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Collective/Community Grief / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Supporting Others / Video

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

November 6, 2022

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.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Video

Susan – “Crying”

December 16, 2018

Susan talks about crying, grieving and dying.

Living with Dying / Video

Caitlin – “My Story”

December 17, 2018

Caitlin shares about the loss of her sister and how she copes with missing her. Caitlin continues to grieve the death of her sister in a car accident

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Sibling / Grief and Trauma / My Story Video / Video

Craig – Grieving as a Single Parent

August 2, 2023

In this video, Craig talks about the challenges of grieving as a single parent. He shares his own experiences and offers advice on how to cope with grief, talk to your kids about what’s happening, and ask for help from others.This video is for any single parent who is grieving the loss of a loved one. It is also for anyone who knows a single parent who is grieving and wants to offer support.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / I Am A Griever / I Am A Professional / Video

Lisa -Advice to grievers

June 20, 2022

Lisa explains her thoughts about how to help someone in grief

Death of A Loved One / Death of a Parent / Music / Supporting Others / Video

Teresa – Moving forward with support for people with intellectual disabilities and grief

October 1, 2022

Teresa talks about the history of palliative care in how people with intellectual disabilities were supported and how it should be now

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Rev. Sky – “Helping a friend”

December 10, 2018

Rev. Sky discusses the grief motto 80% listening, 20% talking and how to help someone in grief.

Bereavement Professionals' Insights / Grief and Trauma / Supporting Others / Video

Susan – “Grieving while dying”

December 16, 2018

Susan discusses grieving in the process of dying.

Living with Dying / Video

Donna B – “A Mother salutes her son”

October 1, 2019

Donna tells her story of joining the army after her son was already a soldier. Donna continues to grieve the death her son during service in Afghanistan.

Death During Service / Death of a Child / Grief and Trauma / Video