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Disenfranchised Grief: What if Your Pain Has a Name?

2 Comments / Grief and Loss, Living Losses, Mental Health /

In a previous post, I wrote about ambiguous loss – a type of loss that lacks closure. The kind that leaves you asking, Is this over? Or am I still waiting? It happens when someone is physically here but psychologically gone. Or physically gone but still deeply present in your mind. But there’s another layer […]

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What Grievers Really Need: How to Support Others and Yourself Through Grief

3 Comments / Grief and Loss, Smiling though the pain - healing, self-care /

Grief is not a problem to solve. It’s a reality we must live through – sometimes loudly, sometimes quietly, sometimes both at once. When someone you love is grieving, it’s natural to want to support them. And yet when you’re grieving yourself, it can feel impossible to ask for support, let alone accept it. In

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