Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Nicole – Stigma Surrounding Drug Use

Nicole discusses how the stigma around drug use has an impact on how people feel able to grieve when those in their community are lost.

Maureen – Funeral during the pandemic

Maureen talks about funeral arrangements during a pandemic

Jean – Traditions and grief

Jean discusses belief systems and traditions

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

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.

Joyce -The pandemics impact on drug poisonings

Joyce talks about drug poisonings during the pandemic

Kate – Trust and listening

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

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.

Michele – My Story

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

Maureen – Palliative during the pandemic

Maureen lost her father in law during the 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.

Kate – Triggers

Kate discusses how she deals with her emotions when something triggers her grief