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Marija – Feeling Disenfranchised Grief in a Pandemic

Marija talks about disenfranchised grief and Covid

Donna – “Living with grief”

Donna talks about the threads of grief and her personal experience.

Jaylene Delorme-Buggins – “We Matter Campaign”

Jaylene talks about addiction, abuse, loss and how she turned her life around.

Susan – “Death literacy”

Susan talks about knowledge and the process of dying.

Jacqueline – It’s an Honour

Jacqueline explains why it’s an honour to be a part of her clients healing journey

Cheryl and Mike – “Getting through it”

Cheryl and Mike talk about self care and relationships as they move forward. They continue to grieve the death their daughter in a car accident.

Joyce -The pandemics impact on drug poisonings

Joyce talks about drug poisonings during the pandemic

Valmy – Music for me and for others

Valmy talks about music she has created around her loss and how it helps her connect with others

Adrianna – Triggers and the ball in the box analogy

Adrianna gives some great insights on how to deal with triggers

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.

Adrianna – Finding out my brother had died by suicide

Adrianna relates how she heard about her brother’s suicide

Doug M – “Waiting before making major changes”

Doug discusses the importance of waiting to make decisions after you have developed your new life. Doug continues to grieve the death of his first wife.