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Do We Need Covid Closure Ceremonies Anymore?

Is there a “Best Before” date on a funeral? Does time extend grief or make it go away? Would our loved one want us to hold a Celebration of Life for her a year after her death? We at the James Rei...
By Sarah Reid
In Thoughts of an Undertaker's Daughter
Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Green Burials: A Sustainable and Deeply Personal Alternative

Published by Sustainable Kingston (https://www.sustainablekingston.com/blog/green-burials-a-sustainable-and-deeply-personal-alternative) on July 7, 2022. They also publshed a Podcast at the same ti...
By Sarah Reid
In Thoughts of an Undertaker's Daughter
Friday, July 8, 2022

"Tsunami of Bodies": Covid in the Funeral Profession

"Tsunami of Bodies": Covid in the Funeral Profession Author’s note: since writing this, I contracted Covid as so many in Ontario have in late March/April 2022. I know first-hand that we are not le...
By Sarah Reid
In Thoughts of an Undertaker's Daughter
Friday, April 8, 2022

Meaning Making in Grief

MEANING-MAKING IN GRIEF James Reid Funeral Home Bereavement Support Program May 3, 2021 Nancy Hancock Why? Why did he or she have to die? This is the universal question we ask after the death of ...
By Nancy Hancock
In Bereavement Support Group Talks
Monday, May 3, 2021

Self-Compassion

James Reid Funeral Home Grief Support Groups Self Compassion Therese Barrett Monday, April 5, 2021 “Self-Compassion sounds like a good thing until we practice applying it.” Does this ring true fo...
By Therese Barrett
In Bereavement Support Group Talks
Monday, April 5, 2021

Holding Onto Hope

Hope. During these dark days and nights of winter, what are you hoping for? - an end to them! - an end to the pandemic - being together again - warmth and sunlight - spring flowers - to get ...
By Nancy Hancock
In Bereavement Support Group Talks
Monday, March 1, 2021

Resolutions in the Fog of Grief

Resolutions in the fog of grief Therese Barrett February 8, 2021   The year 2020 was a very difficult year for all of us. We were dealing with the Corona Virus and lock downs BUT you were ...
By Therese Barrett
In Bereavement Support Group Talks
Monday, February 22, 2021
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The Seasons of Grief

  THE SEASONS OF GRIEF January 4, 2021 Public Information Evening James Reid Funeral Home Nancy Hancock I know that each one of you has come tonight because you are mourning the loss of a l...

When Life Goes Sideways

When Life Goes Sideways James Reid Funeral Home Bereavement Support Program November 2, 2020 Therese Barrett Introduction ‘When life goes sideways’. What does that mean? How can we explain ...

Coping with the Holidays

COPING WITH THE HOLIDAYS James Reid Funeral Home Bereavement Support Program Presentation by Nancy A. Hancock October 5, 2020                Here ...

More Books For Every Loss

JAMES REID FUNERAL HOME LENDING LIBRARY  We have books for everyone in our lending library. We will highlight some periodically to introduce you to them and help you to find something that mi...

Books for Every Loss

James Reid Funeral Home Lending Library  We have books for everyone in our lending library. We will highlight some periodically to introduce you to them and help you to find something that mi...

Streaming Goodbye During Covid-19

*Names and identifying details changed. I wake into morning light filtering through the blinds. I stretch my hands up into the empty dimness above me. Today these hands are charged with holding fa...

Grief and Loss Throughout Life in Covid-19

Grief and Loss Throughout Life Grief is a natural response to a loss. It’s the emotion you feel when something or someone you love has been taken away. The pain of a loss can be overwhelm...