'Grief changes you completely': Grief coach on living through present pain while waiting for the future

Kevin Si is no stranger to grief. From going through a heartbreaking loss to becoming a grief coach to help others, he shares that he learned that healing isn't the goal, learning to see grief as a "friend" is.

Kevin Si is a grief counsellor based in Perth. Credit: Kevin Si

Key Points

• Kevin Si is a grief coach based in Perth.
• Si lost his previous partner during the height of COVID.
• Si shares that grief fundamentally changes how a person lives their life and sees love and loss.

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'Grief changes you completely': Grief coach on living through present pain while waiting for the future

SBS Filipino

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The goal is not to heal from grief. It is something that stays with you. The hardest part about grieving is feeling that 'I should still be like this' or that things should be the same; but when grief happens, it changes you.

Kevin Si, Grief coach

Kevin Si lost his partner Maico during the height of the COVID pandemic. Credit: Kevin Si

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