Death and Grief During a Pandemic

Lynda – “Same storm different boat”

May 15, 2020

Lynda discusses how grief is universal yet unique to everyone

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Nicole – Power of Speaking About Lost Ones

March 25, 2023

Nicole discusses the importance of sharing memories of those lost to drug poisoning and speaking their names.

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Sarah K – Grieving during a pandemic

February 7, 2022

Sarah discusses how the pandemic has pulled back the curtain on grief

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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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Lynda – “Guilt during a time of crisis”

May 15, 2020

Lynda discusses how to deal with guilt.

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Lynda – “Old age home and guilt”

May 15, 2020

Lynda discusses how hard it is during the pandemic to have a loved on in an old age home

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Maureen – End stages during a pandemic

October 1, 2020

Maureen talks about the end stages of her father-in-law during the pandemic.

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Michele – Normalizing conversations around death dying grief and loss

March 14, 2022

Michele discusses grief literacy, the importance of talking and that dying is a part of life

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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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Learning from Grief

December 7, 2022

Grief is weird. Odd start, I know, but that was the sentence I used a lot whenever someone asked me how I was. It was never a constant feeling; it changed day to day. And still does. It’s the full gambit of emotions from sadness to anger to guilt and, though dark, even humour found its way in.

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Zoreena – Passing on kindness

March 31, 2022

Zoreena talks about wakes, funerals, COVID and the importance of kindness

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Christian – COVID amplified the inequities in society

April 23, 2023

Christian talks about those that have very little and how COVID amplified their difficulties

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