Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid

Jane – Preparing for another loss

Jane talks about her experience with another grandparent dying after losing two grandparents over the last few years.

Karyn and Aidan – Our story

Karyn and Aidan – Karyn tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic

Sunny- The Importance of Friends While Grieving

Maureen – Compounded grief during a pandemic

Maureen discusses how grief can be compounded during a pandemic

Christian – Language around those pushed to the margins

Christian talks about how people who are pushed to the margins are not discussed as part of our community and how we need to include them. As a community how do we care for our neighbours and how do we mourn the loss of our neighbours

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda shares tips on helping someone in grief

Lynda – “It’s complicated during a pandemic”

Lynda talks about how things are so much more complicated in these times

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

Karyn and Aidan talk about how grief changes, coping, strength, crying, talking, comfort and support

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Tips for Grieving During the Holidays

The holidays can bring up a lot of feelings, especially when you’re grieving the loss of a loved one. Whether it’s the first holiday season without someone, the holidays mark a time where someone you love died, or it’s just hard to be around celebration when you’re not feeling celebratory, December can feel heavy.

These are a few tips for grieving during the holidays.