Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Lynda – ‘Pandemic and triggers”

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

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.

Adrianna – Pandemic, funerals and celebration of life

Adrianna talks about the death of her friend during pandemic

Andrea – Grieving during a pandemic

Andrea discusses the challenges of grieving during a pandemic

Karyn and Aidan – Challenges with COVID restrictions

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

Maureen – Compounded grief during a pandemic

Maureen discusses how grief can be compounded during a pandemic

Michele – Covid and virtual support

MIchele discuss support and how COVID has affected our grief in so many waysort

Karyn and Aidan – Our story

Karyn and Aidan – Karyn tells the story leading up to John’s death during the pandemic

Kim – Some cry some don’t

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

Jane – Connection, place, and grief

Jane talks about the difference between living alone in Toronto while grieving during the pandemic compared to her experience once she moved closer to her family in Northumberland.

Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt

Zoreena – Passing on kindness

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