Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Karyn and Aidan – Going forward

Karyn and Aidan talk about Aidan’s wedding after John died and how they continue to cope

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young

Kim – Some cry some don’t

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

Laura- Processing Grief

Christian – Grieving spaces

Christian talks grieving spaces and people coming together when grieving

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.

Lynda – “Resilience”

Lynda discusses what resilience is all about

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

Zoreena talks about her father’s decline in a nursing home during COVID

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life

Joyce -The pandemics impact on drug poisonings

Joyce talks about drug poisonings during the pandemic

Kara – Uncertainty

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.

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