Resource Listing
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‘Steamrolled Us In Every Direction’: The Year Grief Hit From All Sides
Narratives of people grieving for different reasons during the pandemic and coping with loss in isolation.
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‘Wrecked Our Lives’: Families of 3 Young Adults Who Died from COVID-19 Share Heartbreaking Stories
Stories of three families who lost a youth to coronavirus.
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A Coronavirus Poem
"It’s not about me, it’s for everyone who’s passed away and suffering from this horrible coronavirus disease. My friend has died from the coronavirus. That’s why I wrote it."
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Art and Lockdown: Your Drawings in the Time of Coronavirus
Compilation of art done during the lockdown that expresses the emotions people are having in isolation.
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Ascending Towards the Heavens
Personal blog post about a family member who died from COVID-19.
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Battling Loss and Grief During Covid-19 in a South Asian Landscape
Narrative of a man who survived COVID-19 in Pakistan, but lost everything.
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Coping with Grief is Harder During a Pandemic
This narrative explores how a woman is coping with the death of a loved one during coronavirus and how communities are an important element of the grieving process.
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Coronavirus Grief: ‘Lockdown Makes a Bizarre Situation Ten Times Worse’
This article covers the narratives of youths who have lost loved ones to coronavirus and the unique way they are grieving.
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Covid-19 Mourners are Turning to Facebook for Grief Support
Discussion of how Facebook support groups have been a great way for people to access peer support during the pandemic.
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Covid’s Cruellest Blow? Keeping the Dying from Their Loved Ones
Reflections from a palliative care physician including observations of grieving families whose loved ones died from COVID-19.
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Dealing With Grief as an Immigrant During COVID
Narrative of an immigrant woman coping with grief during COVID-19 and political crisis.
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Grief & Coronavirus/COVID-19 – Leslie Barber
Podcast of an interview with Leslie Barber, a grieving widow, about how she is supporting herself and her daughter through COVID-19. | 00:37:00
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Grief About My Father’s Death is Making it Hard to Concentrate at Work
Interview with a man whose father died in India and the influence of the current Indian political climate on grief as well as grieving at a distance.
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Grief and Art- Using Art to Deal with My Sadness and Anger
Guided explanation of how author used art to cope with the loss of a former partner. Images showing how you can follow along and also create your own pastel/grief piece.
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Healing from COVID: Loss Support Groups Helping Loved Ones Cope with Death
Woman's narrative about losing a loved one to COVID-19 and finding support online. | 00:01:41
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How 10 Artists are Staying Creative Through COVID-19
Community accounts discussing the importance of fostering creativity in quarantine and how to do it.
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How the Arts Can Ease Grief After Loss
Story of Clarence Brooks and how he used dance to cope with the loss of his sister.
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I Rejected the Native Grieving Ceremonies My Mother Taught Me When She Died. But Losing Friends During the Pandemic Changed That
Narrative of a woman reconnecting with Native culture through grieving and the pandemic.
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Moving Through Grief
Discussion of the importance of eulogy and how to eulogize through art.
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Ottawa Artists Keep Creative in a Time of Covid-19
Artists share how they are staying creative while in isolation.
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Painting Through Grief with Joy Simon
Interview with Joy Simon, an artist, about the influence of art on coping with grief in her life.
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Picking Up the Financial Pieces After a Loss: ‘We Planned Life but We Didn’t Plan Death’
Narrative of a community member experiencing financial stress during the pandemic. Includes coping strategies.
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Sharing Grief and Solidarity: South Asia Regionalism
Narrative of a South Asian journalist's grief and the importance of grieving collectively.
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The 905er asks: “What is the true cost of COVID-19”
Personal narrative of a woman who had COVID-19 and how inadequate government responses to the pandemic have lead to loss. | 00:45:12
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These Poets are Teaming Up to Reflect on the Coronavirus Crisis- In Verse
This compilation of poems addresses coping strategies, death, lifestyle loss, and the emotional impact of the pandemic.
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These South Asians in Toronto are Helping with India’s COVID-19 Crisis — While Managing their Grief from Afar
Explores the unique aspect of worrying for loved ones in other countries (India) that are struggling more with COVID, while fighting through this grief to provide support.
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War Poems of the Pandemic
"Channelling Walt Whitman, a visiting military medic records his daily observations and fears in verse."
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Where’s the Grief?
Comedy podcast consisting of interviews with healthcare professionals and others who have experienced grief. | 01:15:40
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“Christmas Poem” by Brazilian Poet Vinicius de Moraes
Analysis of the religious poem, "Christmas Poem", from 1946 and how it applies to modern day Covid. The poem is uplifting and hopeful.