KUCHING — EMPOWERED conducted a Facebook Live Session on 27 August 2021, featuring Claudia Law and Ralph Balan as speakers and Emmanuel Foong as host to discuss on GRIEF and what God desires for us.
Claudia started the session by sharing about the psychological aspects of Grief. She explained that grieving is a process of reacting to a loss. She also added that loss can be categorised into physical loss (death) and symbolic loss (breakup, loss of friendship or as simple as loss of freedom to go out during this pandemic). They went on to discuss the five stages of grieving, which are summarised as follows:
- Denial – State of refusing to accept the truth
- Anger – Feeling of internal pain
- Bargaining – The “What Ifs”
- Depression – Facing the emotions head on
- Acceptance – Acknowledging that it is okay to not be in control
Aside from that, they advised viewers to be mindful with their words and behaviour around grieving friends or family members. They also reassured viewers that grieving is normal and that God is our source of hope and light.
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