Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Lynda – “Resilience”

Lynda discusses what resilience is all about

Kim – Support at the hospital

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

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Christian – Grieving the whole person

Christian talks about how we choose remember people when there has been a loss to drug poisoning

Jane – Struggling to process layers of grief

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

Kara – Starting a grief journey again

Kara explains how Covid-19 has made her have to relearn tools to help in her grief. The pandemic changed the way Kara continued to grieve the loss of her partner.

Jane – Connection, place, and grief

Jane talks about the difference between living alone in Toronto while grieving during the pandemic compared to her experience once she moved closer to her family in Northumberland.

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.

Karyn and Aidan – Humour

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool

Sarah K – Grieving during a pandemic

Sarah discusses how the pandemic has pulled back the curtain on grief

Jane – Grief and yoga

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

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda shares tips on helping someone in grief