Death and Grief During a Pandemic

What I know about grief

May 29, 2022

The following are some things I know to be true about grief for me, based on my lived experience. Some of them may resonate with you as well. Grief is unique to the people experiencing it in each moment, so please take whatever makes sense to you from this share and leave whatever doesn’t.

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Lynda – “Helping a griever during the pandemic”

May 15, 2020

Lynda shares tips on helping someone in grief

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Christian – Supporting people who may die

April 23, 2023

Christian talks about going from zero overdoses to 50 in a matter of months and how to help people who may die

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Andrea – Grieving during a pandemic

March 26, 2022

Andrea discusses the challenges of grieving during a pandemic

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Marija – Feeling Disenfranchised Grief in a Pandemic

June 2, 2021

Marija talks about disenfranchised grief and Covid

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Christian – My process in grieving

April 23, 2023

Christian explains his grieving process and how it’s important to let people in, the power of community, and having a team that makes him feel loved and cared for

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Lynda – “The importance of getting professional help”

May 15, 2020

Lynda discusses the many ways professionals can help.

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Karyn and Aidan – Humour

February 21, 2022

Karyn and Aidan talk about how they use humour as a connection and a coping tool

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Weathering the Intense Emotions of Grief

August 3, 2022

Grief often comes with powerful, unpredictable emotional shifts that can be painful to experience. While it’s important to find ways to sit with these feelings, to acknowledge the pain of grief and accept loss, it’s also necessary to find ways to ease and manage the pain. There are several simple activities that you can explore to help.

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Sharron “Grieving During the Pandemic”

May 7, 2020

Sharron talks about how Covid-19 has really affected and disrupted the way people are grieving.

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Lynda – “It’s complicated during a pandemic”

May 15, 2020

Lynda talks about how things are so much more complicated in these times

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Nicole – Pandemic’s Effect on Safe Spaces and Mental Health Access

March 25, 2023

Nicole discusses how the pandemic affected access to safe spaces and shelters for those living rough and living with addiction.

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