Mary Ellen Macdonald
@memacdonald.bsky.social
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
New podcast episode: Grief in all the wrong places. Have a listen at GriefMatters.ca
November 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
New podcast episode: Grief in all the wrong places. Have a listen at GriefMatters.ca
Repeat with me: There are no stages of grief!
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October 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Repeat with me: There are no stages of grief!
griefmatters.ca/blog/what-br...
griefmatters.ca/blog/what-br...
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
New blog at GrieMatters.ca: Small talk, big pain: How casual questions sometimes touch the raw edges of grief.
#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
#GriefLiteracy is about helping community members to better understand their own and other people’s experience of grief.
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October 17, 2025 at 6:02 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
I love it when I bump into #GriefLiteracy as I wander through my world
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
October's blog is up at ww.GriefMatters.ca, and it's such an important topic: managing small talk when you're grieving.
Wondering what to do today? Join us!
September 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Wondering what to do today? Join us!
Good morning! Just another commute to work 😊
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Good morning! Just another commute to work 😊
Two more beautiful events tomorrow - both in Nova Scotia. www.GriefMatters.ca #GriefGatherings2025
September 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Two more beautiful events tomorrow - both in Nova Scotia. www.GriefMatters.ca #GriefGatherings2025
Gather with us for a grief walk today in Bedford (Nova Scotia). More at wwwGriefMatters.ca
September 22, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Gather with us for a grief walk today in Bedford (Nova Scotia). More at wwwGriefMatters.ca
There are so many amazing offerings - join us! More details at www.GriefMatters.ca #GriefGatherings2025
September 22, 2025 at 12:57 AM
There are so many amazing offerings - join us! More details at www.GriefMatters.ca #GriefGatherings2025
Another great #GriefGatherings2025 event in the bag! Thanks to @whenyoudie.bsky.social and Hospice Halifax
September 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Another great #GriefGatherings2025 event in the bag! Thanks to @whenyoudie.bsky.social and Hospice Halifax
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
For a full list of gatherings, visit out website here: griefmatters.ca/grief-gather...
#GriefGatherings2025 #GriefGatherings
September 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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
For a full list of gatherings, visit out website here: griefmatters.ca/grief-gather...
#GriefGatherings2025 #GriefGatherings
Just dropped! And with that, #GriefGatherings2025 is underway. Join us, www.GriefMatters.ca
September 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Just dropped! And with that, #GriefGatherings2025 is underway. Join us, www.GriefMatters.ca
Grief Gatherings starts tomorrow! #GriefMatters
September 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Grief Gatherings starts tomorrow! #GriefMatters
From September 19-28, in-person and online grief literacy activities! Join us! #GriefGatherings2025
September 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
From September 19-28, in-person and online grief literacy activities! Join us! #GriefGatherings2025
Two more sleeps! #GriefGatherings2025 Schedule at: griefmatters.ca/grief-gather...
September 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Two more sleeps! #GriefGatherings2025 Schedule at: griefmatters.ca/grief-gather...
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
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
Yes, Grief Matters!
September 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Yes, Grief Matters!
Just follow the geese to #GriefGatherings2025🪿
September 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Just follow the geese to #GriefGatherings2025🪿
A little #DeathLiteracy humour to start the day
March 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
A little #DeathLiteracy humour to start the day
The message on this rock worked. I learned about #HIE on my morning walk. More about Lola's life and legacy at: www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
January 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The message on this rock worked. I learned about #HIE on my morning walk. More about Lola's life and legacy at: www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
This is how we do it here. #NovaScotia
December 17, 2024 at 10:55 AM
This is how we do it here. #NovaScotia
One of my favorite walks goes through the Dragonfly Park Children's Memorial. A beautiful example of #GriefLiteracy in #NovaScotia
December 16, 2024 at 10:42 AM
One of my favorite walks goes through the Dragonfly Park Children's Memorial. A beautiful example of #GriefLiteracy in #NovaScotia