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Janice – “Feelings”

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

Cara – Intellectual disabilities and advance planning

Cara explains that people living with intellectual disabilities are growing to older ages, much like the rest of the population. And as folks are aging what we’re seeing is the need for families more so than ever, to do some advanced planning for who will take over any caregiving decision making or where that person may live, what sort of support they may need and what that’s going to look like after the parents or the guardians die so that this doesn’t become a crisis situation.

Jacqueline – Art therapy and grieving women

Jacqueline explains how helping connect to the heart and reslience with art therapy can be very helpful

Cheryl – “My story” short version

Cheryl talks about her daughter’s organ donations.

Krista – “Grief counselling helps”

Krista talks about how a listening ear has helped her. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

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.

Marija – Latent grief

Marija explains latent grief

Joyce – Walking beside people who are stuggling with addiction

Joyce explains why it so important to help people who are struggling with addiction

Lisa -Advice to grievers

Lisa explains her thoughts about how to help someone in grief

Katie – Getting stronger

Katie talks losing her mother when she was young and how the experience helped her when she lost her Dad

Scott – Music and grief

Scott discusses the relationship between music and grief

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.