How do you speak to or care for someone who has gone through such a traumatic experience as losing a loved one, a parent, a spouse, a child…
On June 15th the Seonghwa Caring Ministry hosted a webinar on best practice to care for those who are grieving. We were blessed to have as our main speaker our Norwegian sister Margoth Tove Kalstat. Margoth spoke from her many years’ experience as a psychotherapist and bereavement groups facilitator. She gave us some valuable tips and reflections on how to best approach those who are bereaved or grieving for various reasons. Those reasons may be varied from when grown-up children leave home, losing a good job, moving to a new home and leaving behind loved ones… She emphasised listening, listening, listening. Not any kind of listening. A listening that is empathetic, active, unconditional a listening when I don’t interrupt the person with my own story. We cannot fix their problem they are the only one who can fix themselves. We can support the process by listening and showing that we care. Margoth told us that we need to be ready to sit in the dark with them and bring the light to them. Margoth gave us so many valuable guidelines on how to best care for our grieving members. After her talk, Margoth answered many of our questions. The Seonghwa Caring ministry is most grateful to Margoth for sharing with us her invaluable advice and support. She is also offering individual help to anyone going through bereavement or any life challenging situation. If you wish to find out more about our ministry or if you wish to listen to the full recording of Margoth’s talk, please contact us by visiting our Seonghwa Caring Ministry webpage and we will send you the link to the unlisted YouTube video.
