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Cale – Music and processing

Cale – Music and processing

Cale talks about death in the family and writing about the experience

Craig – How men process grief

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.

Krista – “Just be there”

Krista – “Just be there”

Krista explains how being a listening ear can be so helpful. Krista continues to grieve the death of her son from opioid overdose.

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda – “Hospice”

Amanda talks about the comfort zone in palliative care.

Susan – “Legacy”

Susan – “Legacy”

Susan explains her thoughts on three levels of legacy… material, spiritual and the dying story.

Claudia – Defining an art therapist

Claudia – Defining an art therapist

Claudia talks about art therapy as a form of psycho therapy

Jacqueline – Art therapy and grieving women

Jacqueline – Art therapy and grieving women

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

John Martin – Understanding Grief part 2

John Martin – Understanding Grief part 2

John talks about permission to grieve

Joyce – Your other children

Joyce – Your other children

Joyce discusses how her daughter dealt helped her as well as dealing with the loss of her brother.

Valmy – It’s ok to feel how you are feeling

Valmy – It’s ok to feel how you are feeling

Valmy discusses feelings and how she copes