The Bright Side

When someone retires, there will be an initial ‘vacation’ phase where the retiree is enjoying not having a set routine like they used to have before. When that ‘vacation’ ends, there will be a tendency where a retiree will face psychological stress and anxiety aside from financial woes. Find out how you can overcome the issues faced through forming perspectives to enable retirees to look at the years ahead with excitement and enthusiasm with Mr John Ooi who will also be speaking on the psychological challenges of retirement and aging.

As our once adorable children enter teenage years, we find ourselves having great difficulty in communicating with them. We sometimes find ourselves at a loss for words, not knowing what to do or say to them. The child that we doted on and who looked up to us, now becomes a stranger we can barely recognise. Do we need to build a friendship with our children to re-establish a connection? Andrew Soong, a certified coach and trainer shares what parents can do to reconnect.

Children these days need to cope with the overwhelming workload in school, the pressures related to friends, and then there is social media which opens a greater set of problems. Without a doubt, our children are exposed to more stress than what we had previously. How do we help our children cope with anxiety, insomnia, low moods and in more serious cases, depression and even suicidal thoughts? Dr Irena Kit, a practising counselling psychologist shares her take on these issues.

Sex and Gender, two topics that parents often have trouble speaking to their children about. Find out how best to broach the topic in this episode with Fr David Garcia, OP and Gillian Yeong.

Often, a terminal illness like Cancer can be a long, painful and lonely journey. For someone who has Cancer, the support of a loving community can bring a lot of joy, hope and comfort and perhaps make the journey less painful. Hear the sharing of Christopher, Eelin and Helen as they share their story of belonging to the Catholic Cancer Support Group.

Khoo Eelin and her husband Christopher share about their experience of her struggle with Cancer and how surrendering to the Lord and allowing Him to take control of their lives has helped to strengthen their faith and even give hope to others.

Kristen shares her journey of surviving cancer and how her faith has helped her pull through all the obstacles she faced and be able to minister to others who walk the same journey.

How can we integrate Work and Life together from a Christian perspective? Is there a way to work and live in a way that can provide a little more hope and joy in our lives? Catch this episode of The Bright Side, where Family Counselling Psychologist Adrian Lim Peng Ann shares on the need for Work-Life Integration for a more holistic way of life, and how we can include Christ into the equation so that we can each live a happier life.

For Nicholas and Noeline Wong, juggling work and having seven children can be hectic, challenging and stressful. Searching for God in her life, Noeline first had her own conversion experience at a retreat that brought about a deep change in her. That became a catalyst for Nicholas to become more receptive to attending a retreat on his own too. Renewed and anchored in faith together, their love for each other and their children continue to strengthen and deepen - with God in the centre of it all. Perhaps God is also calling you to spend some time with him this Lent to experience His loving touch.

Leonard Ong, from the Landings Singapore Ministry shares his journey of regaining his faith when it was almost non-existent, and his encouragement to others who are searching for answers in life.