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Mary Ellen Macdonald
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Grief and death literacy. Medical Anthropologist in Palliative Medicine, Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada). Check out Griefmatters.ca and TEDx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBulO8OsQ3M
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Mary Ellen Macdonald @memacdonald.bsky.social · Dec 14
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New podcast episode: Grief in all the wrong places. Have a listen at GriefMatters.ca
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Repeat with me: There are no stages of grief!
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October 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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New blog at GrieMatters.ca: Small talk, big pain: How casual questions sometimes touch the raw edges of grief.
October 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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#GriefLiteracy is about helping community members to better understand their own and other people’s experience of grief.
October 22, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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October 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Lori Weber's husband chose Medical Assistance in Dying - she generously shared her family's story and her advice for anyone making this choice. (Many thanks to Charlit Floriano and Cartoonist-in-Residence Susan MacLeod)
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MAID, Grief Sisters and Rainbows — Grief Matters
Lori Weber's husband chose Medical Assistance in Dying three years ago. Lori generously shared her family's story and her advice for anyone making this choice. (Many thanks to Charlit Floriano for her...
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October 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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I love it when I bump into #GriefLiteracy as I wander through my world
October 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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October's blog is up at ww.GriefMatters.ca, and it's such an important topic: managing small talk when you're grieving.
October 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Wondering what to do today? Join us!
September 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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TODAY! If you live in #HFX/HRM, I'm leading a free 'FotoBalm' event (photo walk exploring the practice of #photography as healing for the #grief process.) Part of GriefMatters.ca Grief Gatherings Week happening all around Nova Scotia. Bring your camera and meet at The Dingle gazebo for 4 PM start.
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This week GriefMatters.ca is hosting "Grief Gatherings" Sep 19-28. Among them is a #photography walk by me tomorrow on how photography began/continues as a healing practice for me. If you're in #HRM, bring your camera to come 'draw light' together.

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poster for in-person 'FotoBalm' event on how photography began and continues as a healing practice. Poster text: Come draw light on Thursday September 25 4-6PM (backup weather day Fri Sep 26). A 'FotoBalm' event led by photographer Nancy Forde as part of Grief Matters' Grief Gatherings Week. Event Details All photography skill levels and cameras welcome (even if your 'camera' is a smartphone.) Organizer: Nancy Forde (nancyforde.com.) Location: In person at Sir Sanford Fleming Park/"The Dingle. Time: 4-6 PM. Please gather at The Dingle gazebo for the 4 PM start. Dress for walking/hiking/weather. Water bottles and Kleenex encouraged. This event is free. Donations are welcome. To register: e-mail nancyfordephoto@gmail.com with subject "FotoBalm Event." This event is limited to 20 participants only. Please register early to reserve your spot.
September 25, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Good morning! Just another commute to work 😊
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Wondering what to do today? We've got two in-person events, if you happen to be in this beautiful part of the world #NovaScotia #GriefGatherings2025
memacdonald.bsky.social Mary Ellen Macdonald @memacdonald.bsky.social · Sep 22
Two more beautiful events tomorrow - both in Nova Scotia. www.GriefMatters.ca #GriefGatherings2025
September 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Two more beautiful events tomorrow - both in Nova Scotia. www.GriefMatters.ca #GriefGatherings2025
September 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Gather with us for a grief walk today in Bedford (Nova Scotia). More at wwwGriefMatters.ca
September 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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There are so many amazing offerings - join us! More details at www.GriefMatters.ca #GriefGatherings2025
September 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Join this #GriefGathering2025 event - essential learnings are promised!
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Re-Imagining Childhood Grief: Children as Active Agents in a Transactional Process.
Journal club: Everyone is welcome - youth too!
September 22 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM (EST).
Moderated by #CeilidhEatonRussell (lead author), #HannaCrouse (youth researcher) & @francocarnevale.bsky.social
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September 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Another great #GriefGatherings2025 event in the bag! Thanks to @whenyoudie.bsky.social and Hospice Halifax
September 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Last Saturday, #GriefMatters took to the Sackville Farmers' Market (Nova Scotia). Stay tuned for future pop-up stands!
For a full list of gatherings, visit out website here: griefmatters.ca/grief-gather...
#GriefGatherings2025 #GriefGatherings
September 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Just dropped! And with that, #GriefGatherings2025 is underway. Join us, www.GriefMatters.ca
September 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
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Grief Gatherings starts tomorrow! #GriefMatters
September 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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From September 19-28, in-person and online grief literacy activities! Join us! #GriefGatherings2025
September 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Two more sleeps! #GriefGatherings2025 Schedule at: griefmatters.ca/grief-gather...
September 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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The countdown to this year’s Grief Gatherings has begun! We’re so excited for what’s ahead. Which events are you planning to attend? Let us know, we’d love to hear from you! #GriefMatters #GriefGatherings2025
September 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Yes, Grief Matters!
September 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Just follow the geese to #GriefGatherings2025🪿
September 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM