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COVID-19 Q&A: Coping with Grief

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Featuring Ruth Zúñiga, PhD, Pacific University; Robert Neimeyer, PhD, Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, and Meg Cary, MD, MPH, Oregon Health Authority 15:11 – It’s hard to pretend that all is normal and just go to work. Everyday problems are so much harder to deal with and I am so exhausted. Any tips? 19:35 – What about Oregonians who can’t access therapy because we can’t afford it? 21:12 – What about those of us grieving because our family members died of other rare diseases, but not COVID? I feel like this fixation on COVID invalidates my right to grieve and people expect me to be resilient and strong because other rare diseases aren’t COVID. 23:34 – What about the pandemic’s effects on children who are anxious, depressed and exhausted like most of us adults? 28:42 – What about the mental health of owners and workers who are dealing with struggling businesses? ...more
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It’s hard to pretend that all is normal and just go to work. Everyday problems are so much harder to deal with and I am so exhausted. Any tips?

15:11

What about Oregonians who can’t access therapy because we can’t afford it?

19:35

What about those of us grieving because our family members died of other rare diseases, but not COVID? I feel like this fixation on COVID invalidates my right to grieve and people expect me to be resilient and strong because other rare diseases aren’t COVID.

21:12

What about the pandemic’s effects on children who are anxious, depressed and exhausted like most of us adults?

23:34

What about the mental health of owners and workers who are dealing with struggling businesses?

28:42
COVID-19 Q&A: Coping with Grief
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2021Mar 5
Featuring Ruth Zúñiga, PhD, Pacific University; Robert Neimeyer, PhD, Portland Institute for Loss and Transition, and Meg Cary, MD, MPH, Oregon Health Authority 15:11 – It’s hard to pretend that all is normal and just go to work. Everyday problems are so much harder to deal with and I am so exhausted. Any tips? 19:35 – What about Oregonians who can’t access therapy because we can’t afford it? 21:12 – What about those of us grieving because our family members died of other rare diseases, but not COVID? I feel like this fixation on COVID invalidates my right to grieve and people expect me to be resilient and strong because other rare diseases aren’t COVID. 23:34 – What about the pandemic’s effects on children who are anxious, depressed and exhausted like most of us adults? 28:42 – What about the mental health of owners and workers who are dealing with struggling businesses?

It’s hard to pretend that all is normal and just go to work. Everyday problems are so much harder to deal with and I am so exhausted. Any tips?

15:11

What about Oregonians who can’t access therapy because we can’t afford it?

19:35

What about those of us grieving because our family members died of other rare diseases, but not COVID? I feel like this fixation on COVID invalidates my right to grieve and people expect me to be resilient and strong because other rare diseases aren’t COVID.

21:12

What about the pandemic’s effects on children who are anxious, depressed and exhausted like most of us adults?

23:34

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Oregon Health Authority

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