Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Jane – My Story

Jane shares her story about losing two of her grandparents just before the pandemic and the ways the pandemic has impacted her ability to process grief.

Nicole – Working in Community Outreach

Nicole discusses her work in community outreach and how she has lived experience with addiction and living rough.

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

What I know about grief

The following are some things I know to be true about grief for me, based on my lived experience. Some of them may resonate with you as well. Grief is unique to the people experiencing it in each moment, so please take whatever makes sense to you from this share and leave whatever doesn’t.

Jean – It’s all about love

Jean talks about losing her husband to a heart attack on valentines day

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Maureen – “Permission to mourn”

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

Michele – Covid and support

Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in griefMIchele talks about COVID restrictions, technology and ways to support

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.

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Kim – Self care

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

When Death Feels like a Thief

In the heart of my grief, at my frailest, all I could see was what was no more. I grieved all that was stolen from me by death; love, security and even my very self. Had I known the value of having every pocket of who I was, picked bare by grief, I would not have fought so hard to hold onto it all.