Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

Kim talks about how the pandemic influenced how they were able to deal with her Mum’s death

Michele – Expressive arts and healing grief

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

Kim – Self care

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

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.

Michele – Covid and virtual support

MIchele discuss support and how COVID has affected our grief in so many waysort

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.

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

John Martin – Loss, Grief and Covid-19

John discusses loss and COVID

Jane – Grief and meditation

Jane shares how she practices daily meditation and how that helps her manage her thoughts and feelings.

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

Jean shares about being a counselor and going through her own grief

Christian – Supporting people who may die

Christian talks about going from zero overdoses to 50 in a matter of months and how to help people who may die