Grief Management - Star Cherish

Thinking about dying can spur you to live a better life

By DATUK DR ANDREW MOHANRAJ Queen Elizabeth II’s death was reported to have been communicated internally in one coded phrase: “London Bridge is down.” It is said that from that momen...

Dealing with the death of a loved one

Grief Management, How to

Soraya did not say much when her mother passed away. During the funeral, relatives and strangers came to hug her but there was little response from her. In the weeks that followed, Soraya's...

Helping children cope with loss

Grief Management, How to

The loss I am referring to may be through death, divorce or abandonment. The manifestations of grief symptoms in children are not always the same as those in adults. And often children become forgo...

StarLIVE – Beyond Grief

Expressing Condolences, Grief Management

Psychotherapist-cum-grief therapist Dr Edmund Ng gave a talk entitled "Beyond Grief: A Guide for Recovering From The Loss of A Loved One" at Menara Star on Aug 6. ...

Surviving the holidays

Bereavement, Grief Management

When we have lost a loved one, the festive holidays are often a time we would rather skip as so many things will remind us that someone is missing and that, in turn, hurts. We may feel like just going...

Reaching out to bereaved children

Bereavement, Grief Management

When we reach out to bereaved parents, we must not neglect their children. Bereaved children also mourn and they need our attention to help them work through their grief. Infants of less than two y...

Moving on in grief

Bereavement, Grief Management

Bereavement refers to the loss of a loved one while grief is our reaction to that loss. Grief is intense anguish or acute sorrow which can be so painful that the grieving person often looks for ways t...

Grief: How to go on after your loved one dies

Grief Management

It has been four years since his wife died. On a glass table in their home, there are two framed photographs of her: one taken when she was a young woman, the other when she had matured into middle ag...

How to cope with grief

Grief Management

With a strong support system, the grieving can learn to live again. ESTHER would have turned eight this year. It is not hard to imagine her, pretty as a princess, in a pink ballet costume, with her...

Healing tears

Grief Management

IT IS perfectly normal to grieve – not just the loss of a loved one, but also the loss of a relationship, object of value or health. “Grief is a normal response and it’s a process, not an eve...

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