Coping During the Pandemic

Coping During the Pandemic Playlists

View video playlists related to specific topics, including both participants and grief professionals. Use the controls at the top-left to navigate videos within each playlist or use the larger arrows to view additional playlists.

Grief Stories features short videos, podcast interviews, and blog posts offering ideas for coping with grief. The tools and activities on this website are intended to be used as a resource for people who are grieving, those who are supporting grievers and healthcare professionals. The information provided is NOT meant to be a substitute for professional therapy.

All content, including our videos, is vetted by health care experts.

Grief Involves Powerful Emotions.

Experiencing loss during the pandemic includes all the usual challenges of grief. It also involves navigating on-going changes and uncertainty that impact how we honour and remember someone who has died.

From isolation during illness to restrictions on gatherings for funerals and memorials, all aspects of loss are affected. At the same time, we're coping with anxiety and struggles in our day-to-day lives brought on by the realities of the pandemic. At Grief Stories, we're grateful for the support of Northumberland United Way in creating supportive content for those experiencing loss during the pandemic.

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We are thankful for the Northumberland United Way Grant Funding that was distributed to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in our community.

Pandemic-Related Blog

Practical Possibilities for Mourning in a Pandemic

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Post by Maureen Pollard, MSW, RSW Practical Possibilities for Mourning in a Pandemic When someone we care about dies, we have a…

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When You Can’t Be There As a Loved One Dies

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Post by Maureen Pollard, MSW, RSW There are times when we have some warning that a loved one is dying. We can…

All Pandemic-Related Videos

Coping during the pandemic
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Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean – Be good to yourself

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

Maureen – Compounded grief during a pandemic

Maureen – Compounded grief during a pandemic

Maureen discusses how grief can be compounded during a pandemic

Kim – Support at the hospital

Kim – Support at the hospital

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

Zoreena – My Story

Zoreena – My Story

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

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Grieving as a Community

Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Grieving as a Community

Nicole discusses the ways the pandemic has affected the way people grieve as a community.

Jane – What processing grief during the pandemic may look like

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.

Andrea – My Story

Andrea – My Story

Andrea shares her story of losing her husband during a pandemic

Karyn and Aidan – Our story 2

Karyn and Aidan – Our story 2

Karyn and Aidan - Aidan tells the story leading up to John's death during the pandemic

Michele – Covid and support

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

Lynda – “Resilience”

Lynda – “Resilience”

Lynda discusses what resilience is all about