Death and Grief During a Pandemic

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.

Sunny- The Importance of Friends While Grieving

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda shares tips on helping someone in grief

Michele – My Story

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

Marija – Types of Loss in a Pandemic

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

Lynda – “It’s complicated during a pandemic”

Lynda talks about how things are so much more complicated in these times

Lynda – “Same storm different boat”

Lynda discusses how grief is universal yet unique to everyone

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.

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

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

Collective Grief

When the death of a person affects many members in a community, city, country, or across the world, people will experience collective grief.

These are some things that can help people through the experience of collective grief across a community.

Maureen – Palliative during the pandemic

Maureen lost her father in law during the pandemic