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Cale – Advice for writing music about grief

Cale discussses the relationship between your art and how you feel

Nicole – Grieving as a community

Nicole discusses the power of grieving together as a community. Finding connection and trust.

Amanda – “Listening”

Amanda shares the importance of listening and being comfortable with silence.

Adrienne – Music and grief

Adrienne talks about the many ways music can help during a time of grief

Karyn and Aidan – Describing grief during the pandemic

Karyn and Aidan talk about how their grief has changed and the challenges they have faced grieving during a pandemic

Adrianna – Storytelling… intuitive and instrumental

Adrianna tells how storytelling helped her process her grief

Maureen – “Pregnancy and infant loss”

Maureen explains how pregnancy and infant loss is often misunderstood or underestimated.

Lynda – ‘Pandemic and triggers”

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to avoid triggers

Christian – Autonomy for the homeless

Christian discusses those who are unhoused and how they want a space that is theirs and how we need to take that seriously especially when it comes to grief

Kristal – Drug Poisoning During Pandemic Stigma

Kristal discusses how the pandemic has created additional stigma surrounding those who use drugs. She dissuses how it seems like some losses are treated as more deserving of being mourned than others. Many people have had to grieve privately instead of publically within a community. She touches on the state of the public health system during the pandemic.

Christian – “Jeff’s Story”

Christian tells Jeff”s story… the good and his struggles.

Keith – “How can you help”

Keith explains that by imagining being in someone’s position can show you practical ways of helping them.