COVID and Grief
As I Live and Grieve
English - December 15, 2020 08:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsSociety & Culture Health & Fitness grief loss grieve grieving death bereavement dying Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Summary
Our guest today is Michele Allman, LMSW.
Episode Notes:
COVID has turned our lives upside down. For those who have lost loved ones, whether from the virus or another source, the restrictions imposed during this pandemic have complicated the grief journey for many. Michele Allman, LMSW, in Rochester, NY, speaks to how the presence of COVID and restrictions have impacted the local grieving community.
Michele Allman, LMSW (Licensed Master Social Worker), is the Bereavement Coordinator for UR Medicine Home Care and Hospice. She has worked in Hospice for the past fourteen years, twelve of them as the Bereavement Coordinator. She facilitates grief support groups and meets with families and individuals on a 1:1 basis to offer support and guidance through the grieving process. In addition, she is the cofounder and director of an annual three-day children’s summer bereavement camp, Camp Heartstrings/Camp Dreams. Michele is a Master Level Social Worker and completed her degree at Syracuse University.
Contact:
Facebook: As I Live and Grieve
Instagram: @asiliveandgrieve
Credits:
Music by Kevin MacLeod
Copyright 2020, by As I Live and Grieve
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