Coping During the Pandemic

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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.

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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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Grieving Through Another Pandemic Holiday Season

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Post by Maureen Pollard, MSW, RSW Grieving Through Another Pandemic Holiday Season This is our second year collectively facing a crisis across…

Ways to Mourn During the Pandemic

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Karyn and Aidan – Challenges with COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan – Challenges with COVID restrictions

Karyn and Aidan discuss the COVID restrictions on visitations and how they managed

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

Lynda shares tips on helping someone in grief

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

Laura- Loss from Addiction

Laura- Loss from Addiction

Laura shares her experience losing a friend to overdose and navigating attending a memorial during the pandemic.

Jane – Struggling to process layers of grief

Jane – Struggling to process layers of grief

Jane talks about her experience navigating multiple losses in a short time and the impact the pandemic has had on that by adding even more multi-facitated layers of grief

Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

Kim – It’s different during a pandemic

Kim talks about how the pandemic influenced how they were able to deal with her Mum's death

John Martin – Loss, Grief and Covid-19

John Martin – Loss, Grief and Covid-19

John discusses loss and COVID

Jean – Coping

Jean – Coping

Jean shares how coping can be complicated

Andrea – Grieving during a pandemic

Andrea – Grieving during a pandemic

Andrea discusses the challenges of grieving during a pandemic

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.