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‘Nobody can dictate what your grief looks like’: How grief literacy can help you through loss

Explore how grief literacy in Singapore helps individuals understand and support different grieving processes after loss and bereavement. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits TimesAkshita Nanda查看原文 ↗
There is no single timeline for recovering from grief. People also express grief differently.
There is no single timeline for recovering from grief. People also express grief differently.

Everyone grieves differently and there is no timeline for recovering from grief.

Published Oct 06, 2026, 11:42 AM

Updated Oct 06, 2026, 04:45 PM

Grief literacy in Singapore is growing. New educational programmes and community events like the Rites Of Us festival help people talk openly about grief and loss.

Experts challenge the popular "five stages of grief" model and say that grief is unique and personal.

Practical support and understanding are vital, as grief affects mental and physical health.

SINGAPORE – More than two years after her mother’s death, Leong Yoke Leng sometimes cries herself to sleep at night.

“I lost the love of my life,” says the 55-year-old trainer and consultant. She was the primary caregiver to her mother, who died aged 83 in March 2024.

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