Ep. 29 - Suicide grief and how COVID-19 has impacted bereavement - Interview Jill Johnson-Young (Part 2)

Jill Johnson-Young knows grief profoundly and from many perspectives. She was widowed twice before the age of fifty; as a medical social worker, she has worked with dying patients; she has run grief support groups; she has created the Your Path Through Grief program, and she is married to a funeral director.
In part 2 of our conversation, Jill focuses on the peculiarities of suicide grief. One of the topics we covered was how to respond to those we love but make us uncomfortable with our own pain. 
The impact of COVID-19 on bereavement is also explored. According to Jill, the pandemic has been creating layers of trauma in many of us, particularly for those who lost loved ones: "All of the traditional ways of saying good-bye have been removed by this virus...It has made losses so much bigger.. it's causing families to not know what happened."
More information about Jill: https://yourpaththroughgrief.com/
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