Family Matters: Loneliness after bereavement
Family Matters with Clement Manyathela · 11 May 2026 · 40m
Speaker 1: In Family Matters, So today we're discussing loneliness after bereavement on our Family Matters feature, Speaker 1: that grief that comes after the process of bearing is done. You know everybody has Speaker 1: left. You're not all alone as a family or maybe just even yourself, because the Speaker 1: funeral is usually filled with people. There are rituals, there's lots of support, their arrangements Speaker 1: to make condolences, to receive relatives that you have to host, so the responsibilities are Speaker 1: there and they just carry on and carry on. But when everyone leaves, there's a Speaker 1: different kind of pain that often begins to emerge, right And I'd like to know Speaker 1: if that's been your experience as well, because loneliness after bereavement often becomes most real Speaker 1: after the funeral, when the visitors leave, when the phone calls are slowing down, and Speaker 1: life quietly returns to normal for everyone else. And it is in those quiet moments Speaker 1: afterwards that the reality of loss really begins to settle. In how have you navigated Speaker 1: that? I'd like you to share your experience on one one eight eight three h Speaker 1: seven oh two, or you can send us a what's up on oh seven two Speaker 1: seven oh two one seven oh two? Have you experienced that deep sense of sadness Speaker 1: of grief after the funeral, maybe a couple of weeks after, maybe a couple of Speaker 1: months after, or maybe for you it was a year after, because the support and Speaker 1: the activities remained for those months after the funeral. Whatever your experience is, have you Speaker 1: felt this incredible sense of loss and pain and…
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