Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Maureen – Hospital restrictions during a pandemic

Maureen discusses hospital restrictions while her father-in-law was palliative during the pandemic

Karyn and Aidan – Support.

Karyn and Aidan discuss how much the support they received helped

Nicole – Pandemic Leads to Increase in Drug Poisoning

Nicole discusses the increase in drug poisonings during the pandemic due to a number of factors.

Maureen – Compounded grief during a pandemic

Maureen discusses how grief can be compounded during a pandemic

Jean – Grief resources and self care

Jean talks about resources that help in processing grief and self care

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Grieving as a Community

Nicole discusses the ways the pandemic has affected the way people grieve as a community.

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.

Zoreena – Support systems

Zoreena explains the importance of support systems

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young

Lynda – “It’s complicated during a pandemic”

Lynda talks about how things are so much more complicated in these times

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.

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic