How does Kuya Kim deal with grief after losing Emman Atienza?
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Kuya Kim Atienza opened up about grief and handling loss in a meaningful episode of 'TRGGRD!' podcast.
Kuya Kim Atienza opened up about the passing of his daughter Emman Atienza and shared how he deals with the grief and loss in an episode of TRGGRD!, the podcast of ATM (Adventure. Taste. Moments).
“I appreciated my friends who just sit with me and allowed me to cry. They just let me be,” the Kapuso host told Sparkle stars Thea Astley, Vince Maristela, and Haley Dizon.
Kuya Kim expressed why crying is good, saying it relieves his grief when he's able to cry, “Whenever I cry, I thank the Lord because it makes me cry less.”
Kuya Kim pointed out how the pain will always be there, but his heart grows around it and makes him a better person. '
“Now kasi, at six months, akala nila okay na 'yan. After 40 days, maayos na 'yan. Hindi ganun. 'Pag namatayan ka ng anak, forever 'to. The pain is always going to be here. But what happens is your heart gets bigger and bigger and bigger, and you become a better person with bearing the pain,” he said.
Kuya Kim said his grieving is proactive. He shared how he sits beside Emman's bed every morning to do his quiet time.
“I allow myself to feel everything, and then it prepares me for the day,” he said.
To honor his daughter, Kuya Kim also started the hashtag “Mondays with Emman,” where he posts everything about her on social media every Monday.
Watch the full TRRGRD! episode with Kuya Kim here:
