Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care

Jane – Grief and yoga

Jane shares about the impact yoga, and moving her body in general, on her mental health while she processes 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.

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

Zoreena – My Story

Zoreena talks about COVID and the loss of her father and a cousin

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Maureen – “Permission to mourn”

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

Kate – Trust and listening

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

Marija – Types of Loss in a Pandemic

Marija explains how all of the losses we experience during a pandemic are compounded

Nicole – Power of Speaking About Lost Ones

Nicole discusses the importance of sharing memories of those lost to drug poisoning and speaking their names.

John Martin – Loss, Grief and Covid-19

John discusses loss and COVID

Jane – Sitting in our feelings

Jane – Sitting in our feelings

Jane shares how she has learned to be more present in her feelings while grieving during the pandemic.