Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

June 2, 2021

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid

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Jane – What processing grief during the pandemic may look like

March 30, 2022

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

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Jane – Remembering loved ones

March 30, 2022

Jane talks about some ways she remembers her grandparents since her passing and the comfort that brings her as she grieves for them.

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Joyce -The pandemics impact on drug poisonings

April 23, 2023

Joyce talks about drug poisonings during the pandemic

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Kim – Support at the hospital

March 5, 2022

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

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Lynda – “Zoom and the importance of connecting”

May 15, 2020

Lynda discusses why it’s important to stay connected and how you can do it.

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Learning from Grief

December 7, 2022

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

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Kate – Time to process

March 11, 2023

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

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Jane – Grief and meditation

March 30, 2022

Jane shares how she practices daily meditation and how that helps her manage her thoughts and feelings.

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Kara – Uncertainty

July 19, 2020

Kara discusses how Covid-19 has created uncertainty and impacted grieving.The pandemic changed the way Kara continued to grieve the loss of her partner.

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Lynda – “Old age home and guilt”

May 15, 2020

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

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Nicole – Stigma Surrounding Drug Use

March 25, 2023

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.

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