Death and Grief During a Pandemic

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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Maureen – “Grief doesn’t stop, even when the outside world is in crisis”

April 17, 2020

Maureen gives suggestions about how you can help people in grief

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Jean – Be good to yourself

April 1, 2022

Jean shares about support and not being hard on yourself

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Michele – My Story

March 14, 2022

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

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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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Lynda – “The importance of getting professional help”

May 15, 2020

Lynda discusses the many ways professionals can help.

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Lynda – “Same storm different boat”

May 15, 2020

Lynda discusses how grief is universal yet unique to everyone

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Andrea – Dealing with personal belongings

March 26, 2022

Andrea discusses dealing with her late husbands personal belongings and the need to purgees

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Christian – Language around those pushed to the margins

April 23, 2023

Christian talks about how people who are pushed to the margins are not discussed as part of our community and how we need to include them. As a community how do we care for our neighbours and how do we mourn the loss of our neighbours

Collective/Community Grief / Death and Grief During a Pandemic / Death By Overdose / Drug Poisoning and the Pandemic / I Am A Professional / Video

Kate – Trust and listening

March 11, 2023

Kate – explains how having someone you trust is super important so that you can have a space space to go to

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Jane – Sitting in our feelings

March 30, 2022

Jane – Sitting in our feelings

Jane shares how she has learned to be more present in her feelings while grieving during the pandemic.

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Jane – Loneliness while processing grief

March 30, 2022

Jane talks about grieving without her extended family because of the pandemic and how that’s impacted things like scattering ashes and having celebrations of life.

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