Death and Grief During a Pandemic

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.

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda shares tips on helping someone in grief

Maureen – “Permission to mourn”

Maureen explains about grief being valid and how important it is to look after yourself.

What Does Grief Support Look Like?

When we experience significant, on-going symptoms of grief that interfere with our adjustment to the reality of our loss, it can be time to seek professional help. It can be difficult to know where to find help and what grief support options are available.

Christian – Supporting people who may die

Christian talks about going from zero overdoses to 50 in a matter of months and how to help people who may die

Maureen – End stages during a pandemic

Maureen talks about the end stages of her father-in-law during the pandemic.

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

Karyn and Aidan – Planning a celebration of life during COVID

Karyn and Aidan discuss creating a celebrating of life during the pandemic

Sarah K – Grieving in isolation

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

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

Christian – Grieving spaces

Christian talks grieving spaces and people coming together when grieving

Jane – Grief and meditation

Jane shares how she practices daily meditation and how that helps her manage her thoughts and feelings.