“We're looking at grief as the hidden health crisis in this whole pandemic," she said. "One of the reasons we need a national grief strategy is to provide a coherent response to an urgent public health crisis."
I’m writing about this v soon google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.…
I’m writing about this v soon google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.…
"Grief is hard no matter what, no matter where you are in the world, what time in history," she said. "But trying to do grief in a healthy way during a pandemic just magnifies the barriers to a healthy grief process,” Andrea Warnick, a nurse and psychotherapist.
I know there are laughing circles/clubs - I've heard of some in India.
I'm looking into whether there are grieving circles/clubs. Something along those lines.
I'm looking into whether there are grieving circles/clubs. Something along those lines.
And I'm learning about death doulas:
End-of-life doulas help people die comfortably. In a pandemic, they're more important than ever cnn.com/2021/03/09/us/…
End-of-life doulas help people die comfortably. In a pandemic, they're more important than ever cnn.com/2021/03/09/us/…
I've tweeted before about professional mourners and ancient Egypt: "In Egypt, there were always two professional women mourners present at a burial who were representatives of the goddesses Isis and Nephtys." psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/unders…
I will write an essay about grief and grieving soon. I'm sharing those links in the hope they help. This is such a difficult time and I know it can be hard to express grief and to acknowledge vulnerability. There is power and release in vulnerability 💜✊🏽❤️
I wrote about vulnerability here feministgiant.com/p/essay-fallin…
And i wrote about grieving here feministgiant.com/p/deliberate-b…
One of my favourite things by June Jordan is a lecture she gave at Barnard College soon after the 9/11 attacks, called Some of Us Did Not Die, which is also the title of the anthology the lecture/essay is in. I quote from it on the anniversary of 9/11. 
In examining how those who survived can best honour those killed, June Jordan quotes Holocaust survivor Elly Gross: “I guess it was my destiny to live.”
“To live means you owe something big to those whose lives are taken away from them.”
“To live means you owe something big to those whose lives are taken away from them.”
I riff on that: Those of us who did not die must prepare to take our individual grief out into the world 👇🏽feministgiant.com/p/deliberate-b…
Wherever you are, take care of your heart. I send you love and solidarity ❤️✊🏽💜
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