Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Kim – Self care

Kim talks about looking after yourself and how much it helps. In particular be kind to yourself

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

Karyn and Aidan – Supporting each other

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they supported each other and how they coped with John being hospitalized

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

Sunny- Supporting My Grieving Mom

Adrianna – Pandemic, funerals and celebration of life

Adrianna talks about the death of her friend during 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.

Karyn and Aidan – Grief changes

Karyn and Aidan talk about how grief changes, coping, strength, crying, talking, comfort and support

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.

Michele – Expressive arts and healing grief

Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in grief

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid