Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Kim – Checking in is very important

Kim explains why it is so important to check in and keep in touch with people who have lost

Nicole – Stigma Surrounding Drug Use

Nicole discusses how the stigma around drug use has an impact on how people feel able to grieve when those in their community are lost.

When Death Feels like a Thief

In the heart of my grief, at my frailest, all I could see was what was no more. I grieved all that was stolen from me by death; love, security and even my very self. Had I known the value of having every pocket of who I was, picked bare by grief, I would not have fought so hard to hold onto it all.

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Grieving as a Community

Nicole discusses the ways the pandemic has affected the way people grieve as a community.

Laura- What Might Help in Grief

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

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

Maureen – “Permission to mourn”

Maureen explains about grief being valid and how important it is to look after yourself.

Sunny- Supporting My Grieving Mom

Karyn and Aidan – Challenges with COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan discuss the COVID restrictions on visitations and how they managed

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

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

Jane – Preparing for another loss

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