Mei Sze Goh: Navigating Grief - A Journey to Healing | Bouncing Back #58

Ever wondered how to navigate the turbulent waters of grief and come out stronger? In this heartening episode of "Bouncing Back: The Personal Resilience Science Insights Podcast," host Marie Stella Quek sits down with the compassionate Mei Sze Goh to explore the journey of healing from profound loss. Prepare to uncover valuable insights and practices to foster resilience and support those around you through their grief.
Mei Sze Goh is a dedicated Counsellor and Sensorimotor Art Therapist with extensive training in psychology, counseling, and creative therapies. As the Founder of Awakening Creative Therapies, Mei has over 20 years of experience in community services and pediatric palliative care. She specializes in supporting children and families through grief and loss, medical and childhood trauma, and offers innovative therapeutic programs that integrate art therapy.
In this episode, Mei Sze Goh delves into various life events that can trigger grief and the stages involved in the healing process. She explains how to distinguish between normal grief and more severe forms like prolonged grief or complicated grief disorder, also highlighting the challenges to healing.
Importantly, Mei shares specific exercises and practices that foster resilience and personal growth after significant loss or trauma. She also provides valuable advice on supporting others who are grieving, offering insights on empathy and effective support methods to help listeners guide themselves and their loved ones through difficult times.
Follow Mei Sze Goh’s work at www.awakeningct.com.au or connect with her on social media:
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Facebook: AwakeningCreativeTherapies
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Timestamps
00:00 Start
01:40 Guest Intro- Mei Sze Goh
05:56 Have you met Mei Sze Goh?
19:13 Mei Sze Goh's definition of grief
23:30 Using meaning-making to overcome grief
34:04 Internal and External factors that may lengthen or intensify grief
39:25 Exercises one can try when going through grieving
42:30 How people of differing age groups manage through the grief process
46:13 Advice for those supporting other's through grief
48:42 Open Mic