Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Sunny- Grieving Different Losses

Jane – Loneliness while processing grief

Jane talks about grieving without her extended family because of the pandemic and how that’s impacted things like scattering ashes and having celebrations of life.

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.

Lynda – ‘Pandemic and triggers”

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

Maureen – “Grief doesn’t stop, even when the outside world is in crisis”

Maureen gives suggestions about how you can help people in grief

Jane – What processing grief during the pandemic may look like

Jane talks about how the pandemic has postponed a lot of “firsts” without her grandparents that have impacted her experience of moving through grief.

Kim – Support at the hospital

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Jean – It’s all about love

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

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.

Zoreena – Passing on kindness

Zoreena talks about wakes, funerals, COVID and the importance of kindness

Kim – You can get through this

Kim talks about the difference between her Dad and her Mum’s death

Lynda – “Guilt during a time of crisis”

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.