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Compassionate Corner Grief Work
Doing it for Themselves: Creating Peer Grief Advocates to Support Friends Through Loss
A large tree provides shelter and support for small saplings growing at its base Why is it Important to Create Peer Grief Advocates? Every living being will inevitably experience the process of dying. This universal journey transcends wealth, education, and ability, naturally including the often-overlooked needs of the intellectually and developmentally disabled (IDD) community in matters of death, dying, grief, and loss. Despite the IDD community's transition from institutio
May 27
Why Not a Red Frog? Insights from Grief Support in the IDD Community
A handmade clay red frog with bulging green eyes sitting on a grey chair. In this Substack article written for the Creative Grief Studio, I share my experiences and insights from my work with The Compassionate Corner. This is an 8-week grief and loss program I developed specifically for the local IDD community in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. The program is supported by The Compassionate Care Hospice Society (2016) and Rocky Support Services Society. https://creativegriefstu
Apr 21
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