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PTSD & Trauma Recovery

Ambiguous Loss: Grieving Someone Still Alive

Ambiguous Loss: Grieving Someone Still Alive

August 18, 2024

Ambiguous loss is grieving someone who is still alive but fundamentally changed or unavailable - through dementia, addiction, estrangement, or trauma. There is no funeral, no closure, no clear ending. Your grief is real and valid. Learn how to navigate this painful, often unrecognized experience.

Grieving the Life You Lost to Abuse

Grieving the Life You Lost to Abuse

January 15, 2024

Abuse doesn't just hurt you in the present - it steals your past and your future. Survivors carry a profound grief for the life they lost, and this grief deserves to be acknowledged. Grieving what was taken is an essential - and often overlooked - part of healing.