The Reflection Room®
Welcoming, comforting spaces for remembering, celebrating, and connecting through personal storytelling.
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Welcoming, comforting spaces for remembering, celebrating, and connecting through personal storytelling.
The Reflection Room® is a peaceful, dedicated space where people can think, talk, and write about their experiences with death, dying, grief and loss.
Developed in 2016 by the SE Research Centre in collaboration with Memorial University, the Reflection Room project has created participatory art installations across Canada and online. The research revealed how storytelling helps people process emotions such as grief.
Reflection Rooms encourage visitors to read the stories shared by others and share their own stories in return. In long-term care homes, our research found that the experience helped residents, caregivers and staff to look inwards in a helpful way, find moments of calm and peace, and feel a sense of connection and compassion.
To support those who are grieving, Reflection Rooms have been installed in more than 200 hospices, 60 community locations, 50 long-term care homes and 3 hospitals. The Saint Elizabeth Foundation and SE Research Centre are collaborating to make the Reflection Room experience even more accessible across Canada and beyond.
Please feel welcome to take a virtual tour of the Reflection Room.
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100,000+
PATIENTS
SUPPORTED
On Their End Of Life Journeys
115
YEARS OF
SERVICE
In Health Care
15,000+
VOLUNTEER
HOURS
Since 2018
Learn more about bringing a Reflection Room to your organization or community. Email foundation@sehc.com or use the form below.
Charitable registration number: 88472-6753-RR0001