query i lost my dad last year and we all have been mentally suffering since then but my moms the most affected we get together as a family quite often now to not let her feel lonely but she cries a lot and i can make out she feels extremely lonely and lost what can i do to make her recoverresponse by dr rachna k singh hi thank you for writing to usim sorry to hear about your loss it can be quite devastating to lose someone this close to you people recover from loss in different ways at a different paceit is a great idea to spend time together as a family and i would definitely encourage you to continue this ritual try to remember his happy memories share his anecdotes when together reassure her that you are all feeling his absence dont discourage her if she starts to cry crying can be a great way to release pent up emotion and can help in moving on apart from this also try to get her mind occupied on activities gardening knitting joining new social circles can all help your mother take her mind off the loss and move onif you still see no improvement in her mental state try to convince her to go for therapy therapy is a definite way to learn how to manage your emotions and help in dealing with griefhope this helps stay home and stay safedr rachna khanna singh is the hod holistic medicine artemis hospital gurgaon a relationship lifestyle stress management expert director the mind wellness clinic new delhi and director ngo servesammanwant expert advice for your relationship send us a mail at expertadvicetoigmailcom