Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Maureen – “Grief doesn’t stop, even when the outside world is in crisis”

Maureen gives suggestions about how you can help people in grief

Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life

Sharron “Grieving During the Pandemic”

Sharron talks about how Covid-19 has really affected and disrupted the way people are grieving.

Andrea – Couples versus being single

Andrea talks about becoming single when her husband died

Jean – It’s all about love

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

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.

Lynda – “Guilt during a time of crisis”

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.

Kim – Support at the hospital

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

Maureen – “Not being able to be with your loved one”

Maureen discusses ideas of how you can honour a loved now until it is safe to come together.

Sunny- Grieving Different Losses

Jean – My Story

Jean talks about isolation and grieving during a pandemic