Grief is a roller-coaster. It is an individual, and unique journey. It requires many types of support and approaches. Good Mourning is creating a ground swell of local community awareness, and approaches, to help you wade through your grief. Listed below are resources to help support Loss and Love. These are all services which I have had positive experiences with either personally or through referring clients. If you know of other resources please send me an email and I will look to include them here.
PAIL Network for Peer Support. Pregnancy and Infant Loss Network. Peer support is invaluable while grieving and mourning. PAIL Network is a non religious, non political organization open to all parents and their caregivers. PAIL Network provides a variety of unique, and free support services which include Peer Led Self Help Support Groups, Subsequent Pregnancy Support Groups, One to One Telephone Support, and Annual Memorial Events. Contact PAIL Network to determine how they can support your journey.
www.pailnetwork.ca
Photography Tracey Wright is a talented and compassionate portrait photographer. Tracey is trained in the special art of providing loving and sensitive photographs of you, your baby, and family to capture their Presence. Parents have reported that pictures of their birth have become precious mementos of their time with their baby, or to honour their baby in subsequent family portraits. Tracey has taken special training to support families experiencing loss.
www.thewrighthousephotography.com
Healing Sprites for Siblings Healing Sprites are a magical, cozy and comforting, stuffed friend who helps children to learn of their own abilities to heal, calm and ground. As a creative collaboration, Healing Sprites has created a special edition designed to help children who have experienced sibling loss. Through this huggable companion, children can ask questions, send special messages, and learn about their own healing powers from guided meditations. With the help of this special Sprite, children can create a dialogue that is safe, grounded and private about their own personal experience with loss. Contact Healing Sprites to learn how a Healing Sprite can support your child in their time of grief. www.healingsprites.com
Celebrant Honouring a the loss of a Loved one, pregnancy loss, early infant loss requires guidance and authenticity. Laura Higgins, Life-Cycle Celebrant will help you to create a unique, personalized and meaningful ceremony to honour your loved and your relationship with them. Contact Laura for a no obligations conversation to learn how she can guide and help you to create your special service.
www.PortraitCeremonies.com
Yoga and Movement designed to support Trauma is an important aspect of loss.
https://theresagagnon.com/index.php/explore/layouts Theresa Gagnon supports recovery from many sources. On line and accessible at your conveneince.
https://griefyoga.com/ Paul Denniston leads classes that invite presence, release and healing.
https://blog.glo.com/2016/05/healing-5-yoga-classes-to-get-through-grief/
https://lovelossproject.com/ April offers support to families experiencing Pregnancy and Early Infant Loss. On line and retreat support.
https://stillstandingmag.com/ On online magazine that you can search by key words for supportive reading.
www.pailnetwork.ca
Photography Tracey Wright is a talented and compassionate portrait photographer. Tracey is trained in the special art of providing loving and sensitive photographs of you, your baby, and family to capture their Presence. Parents have reported that pictures of their birth have become precious mementos of their time with their baby, or to honour their baby in subsequent family portraits. Tracey has taken special training to support families experiencing loss.
www.thewrighthousephotography.com
Healing Sprites for Siblings Healing Sprites are a magical, cozy and comforting, stuffed friend who helps children to learn of their own abilities to heal, calm and ground. As a creative collaboration, Healing Sprites has created a special edition designed to help children who have experienced sibling loss. Through this huggable companion, children can ask questions, send special messages, and learn about their own healing powers from guided meditations. With the help of this special Sprite, children can create a dialogue that is safe, grounded and private about their own personal experience with loss. Contact Healing Sprites to learn how a Healing Sprite can support your child in their time of grief. www.healingsprites.com
Celebrant Honouring a the loss of a Loved one, pregnancy loss, early infant loss requires guidance and authenticity. Laura Higgins, Life-Cycle Celebrant will help you to create a unique, personalized and meaningful ceremony to honour your loved and your relationship with them. Contact Laura for a no obligations conversation to learn how she can guide and help you to create your special service.
www.PortraitCeremonies.com
Yoga and Movement designed to support Trauma is an important aspect of loss.
https://theresagagnon.com/index.php/explore/layouts Theresa Gagnon supports recovery from many sources. On line and accessible at your conveneince.
https://griefyoga.com/ Paul Denniston leads classes that invite presence, release and healing.
https://blog.glo.com/2016/05/healing-5-yoga-classes-to-get-through-grief/
https://lovelossproject.com/ April offers support to families experiencing Pregnancy and Early Infant Loss. On line and retreat support.
https://stillstandingmag.com/ On online magazine that you can search by key words for supportive reading.
