Death and Grief During a Pandemic

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

Laura- Loss to Covid & Disconnection

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.

Lynda – “Resilience”

Lynda discusses what resilience is all about

What I know about grief

The following are some things I know to be true about grief for me, based on my lived experience. Some of them may resonate with you as well. Grief is unique to the people experiencing it in each moment, so please take whatever makes sense to you from this share and leave whatever doesn’t.

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 – Tribute

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

Michele – Expressive arts and healing grief

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

Zoreena – Burnout and counseling

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

Jean – Grief resources and self care

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

Sunny- Grieving Different Losses

Karyn and Aidan – Going forward

Karyn and Aidan talk about Aidan’s wedding after John died and how they continue to cope