Happy New Year! and Thank You! from Grief Matters π₯°
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Grief and death literacy. Medical Anthropologist in Palliative Medicine, Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada). Check out Griefmatters.ca and TEDx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBulO8OsQ3M
Happy New Year! and Thank You! from Grief Matters π₯°
We all can benefit from a grief-literate world.
Saying it again for those who need to hear it again π§‘
I love bumping into creative #DeathLiteracy while Christmas shopping!
All grief matters.
New podcast episode: Grief in all the wrong places. Have a listen at GriefMatters.ca
Repeat with me: There are no stages of grief!
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New blog at GrieMatters.ca: Small talk, big pain: How casual questions sometimes touch the raw edges of grief.
#GriefLiteracy is about helping community members to better understand their own and other peopleβs experience of grief.
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Lori Weber's husband chose Medical Assistance in Dying - she generously shared her family's story and her advice for anyone making this choice. (Many thanks to Charlit Floriano and Cartoonist-in-Residence Susan MacLeod)
Check out the full animation here: griefmatters.ca/cartoons/mai...
I love it when I bump into #GriefLiteracy as I wander through my world
October's blog is up at ww.GriefMatters.ca, and it's such an important topic: managing small talk when you're grieving.
Wondering what to do today? Join us!
TODAY! If you live in #HFX/HRM, I'm leading a free 'FotoBalm' event (photo walk exploring the practice of #photography as healing for the #grief process.) Part of GriefMatters.ca Grief Gatherings Week happening all around Nova Scotia. Bring your camera and meet at The Dingle gazebo for 4 PM start.
Good morning! Just another commute to work π
Wondering what to do today? We've got two in-person events, if you happen to be in this beautiful part of the world #NovaScotia #GriefGatherings2025
Two more beautiful events tomorrow - both in Nova Scotia. www.GriefMatters.ca #GriefGatherings2025
Gather with us for a grief walk today in Bedford (Nova Scotia). More at wwwGriefMatters.ca
There are so many amazing offerings - join us! More details at www.GriefMatters.ca #GriefGatherings2025
Join this #GriefGathering2025 event - essential learnings are promised!
Another great #GriefGatherings2025 event in the bag! Thanks to @whenyoudie.bsky.social and Hospice Halifax
Last Saturday, #GriefMatters took to the Sackville Farmers' Market (Nova Scotia). Stay tuned for future pop-up stands!
For a full list of gatherings, visit out website here: griefmatters.ca/grief-gather...
#GriefGatherings2025 #GriefGatherings
Just dropped! And with that, #GriefGatherings2025 is underway. Join us, www.GriefMatters.ca
Grief Gatherings starts tomorrow! #GriefMatters
From September 19-28, in-person and online grief literacy activities! Join us! #GriefGatherings2025
Two more sleeps! #GriefGatherings2025 Schedule at: griefmatters.ca/grief-gather...
The countdown to this yearβs Grief Gatherings has begun! Weβre so excited for whatβs ahead. Which events are you planning to attend? Let us know, weβd love to hear from you! #GriefMatters #GriefGatherings2025
Yes, Grief Matters!
Just follow the geese to #GriefGatherings2025πͺΏ