Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

Zoreena talks about her father’s decline in a nursing home during COVID

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.

Lynda – “Guilt during a time of crisis”

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.

Sunny- Supporting My Grieving Mom

Zoreena – My Story

Zoreena talks about COVID and the loss of her father and a cousin

Jane – Grief and yoga

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

Tips for Grieving During the Holidays

The holidays can bring up a lot of feelings, especially when you’re grieving the loss of a loved one. Whether it’s the first holiday season without someone, the holidays mark a time where someone you love died, or it’s just hard to be around celebration when you’re not feeling celebratory, December can feel heavy.

These are a few tips for grieving during the holidays.

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Zoreena – Passing on kindness

Zoreena talks about wakes, funerals, COVID and the importance of kindness

Zoreena – Tribute

Zoreena talks about tributes, family, pulling together and not being able to have a funeral