Tuesday, April 19, 2022

GriefWatch

New idea- a book club, but for movies. Selections will be films which portray grief in different ways. Discuss amongst your friends, normalize grief. 

Today’s selection: The Adam Project

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

If you read one thing today, please let it be this

Our society is NOT good at grief. Three days off from work when a family member dies (please ensure you detail the exact relation), and no comfort in holding space. And now, it's coming to a head. Harshly. Please read this article from The Atlantic: 

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/04/us-1-million-covid-death-rate-grief/629537/

"One million people died in just over two years. It should be incontestable that they are gone, that they mattered, and that the millions more who loved them should get the grace and space to grieve and mourn."

A different kind of intersection

Yesterday was both National Philanthropy Day and National Grief & Bereavement Day in Canada, an intersect of my two professional passion...