Grieving Together Alone Karyn Youso

Welcome you to the Grieving Together Alone podcast series. This 2-part conversation will explore the grieving process people have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic. People need to be allowed to grieve loss without being paralyzed or feel judged by the level of their loss. We will explore the grief tree and arm people with the tools to manage their lives through difficult times.

This episode of Speak Up And Heal with Karyn Youso is the last of a two-part conversation with certified grief recovery specialist Jodi Vickary. Here, they start by breaking down the differences between intellectual and emotional responses to feelings of loss.

Jodi also provides examples of how you can provide an empathetic response to others' grief during this uncertain time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Finally, Jodi stresses that one of the best ways to manage feelings of grief is to remain connected with the people in your community.

This episode of Speak Up And Heal with Karyn Youso is the first of a two-part conversation with Jodi Vickary, a certified grief recovery specialist and owner of Peace by Piece Grief Recovery.

Today, they explore the grieving process that people face during the COVID-19 pandemic. Karyn starts by illustrating the weeks of the lockdown as stages of grief and then introduces Jodi, who defines the drastic changes happening right now as falling under the definition of grief.