How to deal with Stress and Grieving during COVID-19

 Hi everyone, 

I thought I might share some advice to you all about dealing with grief and stress especially at this really difficult time when we are still split up from each other 


I've had so many friends and family who have either been in hospital or who have sadly passed away during COVID 19 and trust me i'm finding it so so hard and i absolutely hate the fact that so many people that i know have been affected by this 

One of my best friends who i will keep anonymous taught me some very good techniques to help with my emotions 


Technique 1: Breathing: sit by an open window, turn all your electrical appliances off and maybe just have a candle on, take a deep breathe in over 5 seconds. Then hold it for 10 seconds. Let it out slowly over 5 seconds. This will help control your breathing so that you can process your thoughts individually so that you don't feel stressed


Technique 2: Distraction: make sure you have something to distract you from the situation you are in so that you don't get too upset, this could be helped by having something to do like:

 a) Get creative as in do some photography or art

b) Dance to some happy music

c) Read a book 

d) tidy your bedroom 


Technique 3: Fresh air: make sure if you feel unhappy, go out for some fresh air with your family or someone at home that you live with. This could include:

a) Going for a walk 

b) Going for a cycle ride 

c) Going for a run


Technique 4: Counselling: A lot of people struggle with their mental health! research says that if you bottle up how you feel over a long period of time because they feel they can't tell people how they feel. This is because of a trust issue within family and friend groups. 

I was told to choose a group of people i really trust about how i feel and i know that any info i disclose is always kept confidential and this is such a good way to open up to someone. 

Even if it is 1-1 weather its person or weather its online, this is such an opportunity to be honest and get everything off your chest that is making you sad and why especially during COVID 19! 


How to remember someone's life during COVID 19

During this pandemic, so many families including myself have lost loved ones and because of lockdown restrictions, we can't gather together for funerals. it doesn't matter weather we say goodbye together or weather we do it individually. 

for the 15 who are allowed at the funeral this can be emotional for the family so they need all the support they can get for the day. 

For the rest of us at home who are grieving, it would be a lovely idea to buy a plant like a flower or a tree as friends or family and plant it together and maybe get a plaque with the loved ones name on it and the times when they lived. 

Get some balloons, blow them up, write a nice message and attach it on a string and attach a string to the ballon and when you're all finished, let them all off together as a act of remembrance to the loved one. 


I get that it is incredibly hard for a family to loose a loved one especially at this difficult time. What you need to remember is that the person is in a much better place and they are happy. This is a lovely opportunity to remember the happy memories you had with the loved one. This will help you move forward as a family or as friends. They will be looking down on you all and they will be so proud of you!


I hope this has helped some of you 

if anyone has any questions about anything on this blog or need a 1 -1 chat please message me on my Instagram 


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