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Jackie – Expressive arts and grief

Jackie talks about expressive arts as systems of support

Jean – What grief feels like physically

Jean discusses the physical effects she has experienced in grief

John Martin – Loss and Grief – Be Careful What You Say to Someone Who Hurts

John discusses how what you say to a griever is very important

Rev. Sky – “Feeling stuck”

Rev. Sky describes being stuck and shifting.

Kim – Support at the hospital

Kim discusses how tough COVID made the hospital experience and the support she received

John – What to do now

John talks about the time after the initial period of grief

Andrea – Couples versus being single

Andrea talks about becoming single when her husband died

Christian – Autonomy for the homeless

Christian discusses those who are unhoused and how they want a space that is theirs and how we need to take that seriously especially when it comes to grief

Adrianna – Pandemic, funerals and celebration of life

Adrianna talks about the death of her friend during pandemic

Marija – Acknowledging feelings

Marija talks about our tools for coping

Kristal – Drug Poisoning During Pandemic Stigma

Kristal discusses how the pandemic has created additional stigma surrounding those who use drugs. She dissuses how it seems like some losses are treated as more deserving of being mourned than others. Many people have had to grieve privately instead of publically within a community. She touches on the state of the public health system during the pandemic.