Death and Grief During a Pandemic

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.

Maureen – Palliative during the pandemic

Maureen lost her father in law during the pandemic

Zoreena – Ask for help

Zoreena explains how important it is to ask for help

Learning from Grief

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

Michele – Covid and support

Michele defines expressive arts and how they can help healing in griefMIchele talks about COVID restrictions, technology and ways to support

Karyn and Aidan – Hospital and the COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan talk about the challenges of the restrictions and the impact of COVID patients on John’s care

Jean – My own grief and being a professional counsellor

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

Nicole – Advice for Other Professionals Managing Grief

Nicole discusses dealing with repeated loss while working in community outreach, not being afraid to be human.

Maureen – End stages during a pandemic

Maureen talks about the end stages of her father-in-law during the pandemic.

Zoreena – My Story

Zoreena talks about COVID and the loss of her father and a cousin

Kara – Uncertainty

Kara discusses how Covid-19 has created uncertainty and impacted grieving.The pandemic changed the way Kara continued to grieve the loss of her partner.

Sunny- Supporting My Grieving Mom