Health Check Podcast
Grieving matters: How to cope with losing a loved one
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How to cope with losing a sense of normalcy in your life.
ST GRAPHIC: AMIRUL KARIM
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Synopsis: Every first Wednesday of the month, The Straits Times helps you make sense of health matters that affect you.
Grief is a painful, individual emotional and physical response to a significant loss. Death, divorce, the loss of a home or a job, fast declining health are among the major events that people grieve.
To learn more about coping with grief, ST senior health correspondent Joyce Teo speaks to Lin Jing, a counsellor from the Singapore Association for Mental Health.
SAMH is one of the few social service agencies focusing on mental health here that operates a general helpline for the public at 1800-283-7019
They also discuss what is grief counselling about.
If your grief feels like it’s too much to bear, please reach out for help. We have included more helplines below.
Highlights (click/tap above):
9:00 When should you consider grief counselling?
12:45 When guilt is thrown into the picture
23:00 Understanding cognitive behaviourial therapy, grief counselling and grief therapy
29:10 Building a life around the loss of a child…
32:00 Appearing strong and unaffected by grief, when you are crumbling inside
Check out ST’s new series, No health without mental health:
Produced and edited by: Amirul Karim
Executive producers: Ernest Luis and Lynda Hong
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Helplines
Mental well-being
National helpline: 1771 (24 hours) / 6669-1771 (via WhatsApp)
Samaritans of Singapore: 1-767 (24 hours) / 9151-1767 (24 hours CareText via WhatsApp)
Singapore Association for Mental Health: 1800-283-7019
Silver Ribbon Singapore: 6386-1928
Chat, Centre of Excellence for Youth Mental Health: 6493-6500/1
Women’s Helpline (Aware): 1800-777-5555 (weekdays, 10am to 6pm)
The Seniors Helpline: 1800-555-5555 (weekdays, 9am to 5pm)
• Tinkle Friend (for primary school-age children): 1800-2744-788
Counselling
Touchline (Counselling): 1800-377-2252
Touch Care Line (for caregivers): 6804-6555
Counselling and Care Centre: 6536-6366
We Care Community Services: 3165-8017
Shan You Counselling Centre: 6741-9293
Clarity Singapore: 6757-7990
Online resources
carey.carecorner.org.sg
(for those aged 13 to 25)limitless.sg/talk
(for those aged 12 to 25)
