Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Jean – It’s all about love

Jean talks about losing her husband to a heart attack on valentines day

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Sunny- Grieving Different Losses

Maureen – Palliative during the pandemic

Maureen lost her father in law during the pandemic

Lynda – “Old age home and guilt”

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to have a loved on in an old age home

Sarah K – Grieving in isolation

Sarah discusses isolation, being in grief during the pandemic and the importance of keeping connected

Maureen – “Not being able to be with your loved one”

Maureen discusses ideas of how you can honour a loved now until it is safe to come together.

Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

Grief often comes with powerful, unpredictable emotional shifts that can be painful to experience. While it’s important to find ways to sit with these feelings, to acknowledge the pain of grief and accept loss, it’s also necessary to find ways to ease and manage the pain. There are several simple activities that you can explore to help.

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief

Nicole – Working in Community Outreach

Nicole discusses her work in community outreach and how she has lived experience with addiction and living rough.

Christian – COVID amplified the inequities in society

Christian talks about those that have very little and how COVID amplified their difficulties

Sunny- Processing Different Losses During the Pandemic