Coping During the Pandemic

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Grief Stories features short videos, podcast interviews, and blog posts offering ideas for coping with grief. The tools and activities on this website are intended to be used as a resource for people who are grieving, those who are supporting grievers and healthcare professionals. The information provided is NOT meant to be a substitute for professional therapy.

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Grief Involves Powerful Emotions.

Experiencing loss during the pandemic includes all the usual challenges of grief. It also involves navigating on-going changes and uncertainty that impact how we honour and remember someone who has died.

From isolation during illness to restrictions on gatherings for funerals and memorials, all aspects of loss are affected. At the same time, we're coping with anxiety and struggles in our day-to-day lives brought on by the realities of the pandemic. At Grief Stories, we're grateful for the support of Northumberland United Way in creating supportive content for those experiencing loss during the pandemic.

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Practical Possibilities for Mourning in a Pandemic

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Post by Maureen Pollard, MSW, RSW Practical Possibilities for Mourning in a Pandemic When someone we care about dies, we have a…

Grieving Through Another Pandemic Holiday Season

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Post by Maureen Pollard, MSW, RSW Grieving Through Another Pandemic Holiday Season This is our second year collectively facing a crisis across…

Thinking About Death and Dying

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Post by Maureen Pollard, MSW, RSW Though everyone eventually dies, it can be difficult to think about death and dying and many…

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When You Can’t Be There As a Loved One Dies

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Post by Maureen Pollard, MSW, RSW There are times when we have some warning that a loved one is dying. We can…

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Karyn and Aidan – Planning a celebration of life during COVID

Karyn and Aidan – Planning a celebration of life during COVID

Karyn and Aidan discuss creating a celebrating of life during the pandemic

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda shares tips on helping someone in grief

Adrianna – Pandemic, funerals and celebration of life

Adrianna – Pandemic, funerals and celebration of life

Adrianna talks about the death of her friend during pandemic

Jane – Connection, place, and grief

Jane – Connection, place, and grief

Jane talks about the difference between living alone in Toronto while grieving during the pandemic compared to her experience once she moved closer to her family in Northumberland.

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

KIm – Planning a funeral in the pandemic

Kim explains the ups and downs of planning a funeral during the pandemic

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

Zoreena talks about her father's decline in a nursing home during COVID

Lynda – ‘Pandemic and triggers”

Lynda – ‘Pandemic and triggers”

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to avoid triggers

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

John Martin – Loss, Grief and Covid-19

John Martin – Loss, Grief and Covid-19

John discusses loss and COVID

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped