Death and Grief During a Pandemic

John Martin – Loss, Grief and Covid-19

John discusses loss and COVID

Nicole – Working in Community Outreach

Nicole discusses her work in community outreach and how she has lived experience with addiction and living rough.

Christian – Grieving the whole person

Christian talks about how we choose remember people when there has been a loss to drug poisoning

Christian – My process in grieving

Christian explains his grieving process and how it’s important to let people in, the power of community, and having a team that makes him feel loved and cared for

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

Andrea – Couples versus being single

Andrea talks about becoming single when her husband died

Jean – My Story

Jean talks about isolation and grieving during a pandemic

Karyn and Aidan – The what if game and guilt

Karyn and Aidan explain how they have dealt with guilt

Tips for Grieving During the Holidays

The holidays can bring up a lot of feelings, especially when you’re grieving the loss of a loved one. Whether it’s the first holiday season without someone, the holidays mark a time where someone you love died, or it’s just hard to be around celebration when you’re not feeling celebratory, December can feel heavy.

These are a few tips for grieving during the holidays.

Kate – Time to process

Kate shares about time and processing her grief especially during COVID

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Lynda – “Same storm different boat”

Lynda discusses how grief is universal yet unique to everyone