Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Christian – Autonomy for the homeless

Christian discusses those who are unhoused and how they want a space that is theirs and how we need to take that seriously especially when it comes to grief

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool

John Martin – Loss, Grief and Covid-19

John discusses loss and COVID

Karyn and Aidan – Our story 2

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

Lynda – “Guilt during a time of crisis”

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.

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

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

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.

Karyn and Aidan – Coping with the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they dealt with not being able to visit John in hospital

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Laura- What Might Help in Grief