Death and Grief During a Pandemic

The Reflection Room® project: How storytelling supports processing grief

March 17, 2023

The Reflection Room project is an evidence-based participatory art installation that was developed by researchers at the SE Research Centre and Memorial University in 2016. The project included a research component that evaluated the impact of Reflection Rooms as the project adapted over time to address changing needs.

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Jean – Be good to yourself

April 1, 2022

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

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Lynda – “Old age home and guilt”

May 15, 2020

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to have a loved on in an old age home

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Jane – Struggling to process layers of grief

March 30, 2022

Jane talks about her experience navigating multiple losses in a short time and the impact the pandemic has had on that by adding even more multi-facitated layers of grief

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Maureen – “Grief doesn’t stop, even when the outside world is in crisis”

April 17, 2020

Maureen gives suggestions about how you can help people in grief

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Sarah K – Grieving in isolation

February 8, 2022

Sarah discusses isolation, being in grief during the pandemic and the importance of keeping connected

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Karyn and Aidan – Going forward

February 21, 2022

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

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Sharron “Grieving During the Pandemic”

May 7, 2020

Sharron talks about how Covid-19 has really affected and disrupted the way people are grieving.

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Kate – Triggers

March 11, 2023

Kate discusses how she deals with her emotions when something triggers her grief

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Lynda – “Same storm different boat”

May 15, 2020

Lynda discusses how grief is universal yet unique to everyone

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Holly – Singing in the last days

March 7, 2021

Holly talks about her partner’s pancreatic cancer diagnosis, the pandemic, their decisions, faith and how singing

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Jane – Grief and yoga

March 30, 2022

Jane shares about the impact yoga, and moving her body in general, on her mental health while she processes grief.

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