Death and Grief During a Pandemic

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

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

Lynda – “Same storm different boat”

Lynda discusses how grief is universal yet unique to everyone

Jean – Helping your children through grief

Jean discusses how helping her children through grief also helped her

Laura- Loss to Covid & Disconnection

John Martin – Loss, Grief and Covid-19

John discusses loss and COVID

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

Michele – My Story

MIchele talks about her multiple losses starting from when she was very young

Nicole – Pandemic Leads to Increase in Drug Poisoning

Nicole discusses the increase in drug poisonings during the pandemic due to a number of factors.

When Death Feels like a Thief

In the heart of my grief, at my frailest, all I could see was what was no more. I grieved all that was stolen from me by death; love, security and even my very self. Had I known the value of having every pocket of who I was, picked bare by grief, I would not have fought so hard to hold onto it all.

Karyn and Aidan – Planning a celebration of life during COVID

Karyn and Aidan discuss creating a celebrating of life during the pandemic

Christian – COVID amplified the inequities in society

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

Marija – Grieving Situational Losses in a Pandemic

Marija talks about feelings associated with grief and Covid