Helen, First Nations

Helen

Helen Gartner is a retired First Nations Liaison Worker from the community of McLennan in Peace River country in Northern Alberta but has lived in the Yukon for over 40 years.

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Giving permission to let go (1:44)
Using intuition in providing care (2:15)
Asking questions and open communication (4:22)
When someone dies: The importance of rituals and ceremony (2:09)
Learning from a dying child (4:22)
Self-care rituals (3:16)
A special patient: Supporting an Elder's dying time (8:59)
Celebrating life and death as a family (2:13)
Saying goodbye from above (1:09)
Sensing the passing of a loved one (1:35)
Finding strength in each other (3:31)
Breaking the cycle of trauma (1:46)
We carry the silence of hidden trauma (1:05)
The trauma and grief that our Elders continue to live with (1:06)
The gift of listening and being present (2:15)
Words of comfort in the face of loss (1:02)
The body remembers what the heart fears (0:49)
How I grieved the near-loss of my husband (0:56)
Learning to let go (1:50)
Addiction, loss and the need to stand together (2:18)
Living within an ongoing cycle of grief (1:31)
My sister was murdered: How Indigenous people are often treated as second-class citizens (1:42)
Facing my husband’s health crisis (1:21)
Connecting to the Creator during difficult times (2:42)
Inviting Spirit to walk with us (1:54)
Returning to our spiritual self in times of grief (1:38)
Choosing our path and finding our peace (1:59)
Teaching and learning along our life journey (1:40)
When laughter brought balance to a tragic situation (3:29)
A different way to think about grief (1:41)
Grief and the loss of our spiritual self (1:03)
Honouring our grief (0:53)

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