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Disenfranchised Grief: How Unvalidated Grief Stays Hidden

March 27, 2024January 29, 2021 by Karen Roldan

Disenfranchised grief refers to any grief that goes unnoticed or unacknowledged by your family and friends, or by society at large. This type of grief also sometimes known as hidden grief or hidden sorrow.

Perhaps you feel like no one understands your grief or what you are going through. Or perhaps others think that you shouldn’t be as affected by the loss because you’re not, for example, a relative or spouse.

Plus, disenfranchised grief doesn’t always surface due to the death of a loved one. As with all varieties of grief, it can revolve around any type of loss you may be going through.

What Are the 5 Stages of Grief? (& How They Can Help)

July 24, 2023January 25, 2021 by Karen Roldan

The 5 stages of grief provides an easy-to-remember blueprint that helps us understand the grieving process.

Pet Grief: How to Cope When Grieving Your Fur Baby

July 24, 2023January 8, 2021 by Karen Roldan

Let’s talk about pet grief.

Pets are part of our family. They greet us every day, snuggle with us, and look to us for love, companionship, and sustenance. To be sure, the relationship we have with our pet is different from our human relationships.

But it’s just as real.

So when we say goodbye to a beautiful fur baby, the grief we feel is real, too.

In this article, we’re going to talk about how to cope when grieving the loss of a pet.

Complicated Grief: 10 Things to Know When Grieving Goes Awry

July 24, 2023December 28, 2020 by Karen Roldan

Today’s discussion will cover complicated grief. This is a type of grief that almost always relates to the death of someone you knew and loved deeply.

Anticipatory Grief: Grieving a Loss Before it Happens

July 24, 2023December 21, 2020 by Karen Roldan

Things You Should Know When Going Through Anticipatory Grief

As modern medicine improves, extending life expectancy and prolonging battles with cancer and other illnesses, we’re also seeing an increase in what experts call anticipatory grief.

How to Grieve Well: Hope for Coping with Grief

July 24, 2023December 7, 2020 by Karen Roldan

Unfortunately, death and grief will come to all of us at some point. How will we handle it? How should we mourn? Is there any hope? How do we cope with grief?

Ultimately, we want to know: How can we grieve well?

Chronic Grief: 10 Things to Know When Grief Won’t Let Go

July 24, 2023November 30, 2020 by Karen Roldan

Chronic grief isn’t the same as normal grief. This is not a type of grief that you work through easily.

Chronic grief falls under the heading of “complicated grief,” and for very good reason. Please read on to find out more information about this difficult and often debilitating grief.

Normal Grief: 10 Things to Know About the Grieving Process

July 24, 2023November 23, 2020 by Karen Roldan

“Normal” grief? Yes, grief is normal. And we are all bound to deal with grief in our lives.

Whether you are in the grieving process, or helping a friend or loved one cope with grief, here is a bit of information that may be beneficial.

First Christmas Without a Loved One: Grief and the Holidays

October 26, 2023November 18, 2020 by Karen Roldan

Going Through Your 1st Christmas Without Them

Facing your first Christmas without a loved one can be daunting. The thought of entertaining, going to family gatherings, and celebrating anything may be very disheartening and quite overwhelming.

Read on, and we will discuss some information that might give you some relief and peace of mind as you navigate this new territory.

How to Celebrate Christmas in Heaven (Poems, Ideas, & More)

July 24, 2023November 11, 2020 by Daniel Szczesniak

How do you celebrate Christmas when your loved one is in heaven?

Some days, it may not seem possible. Other days you might find that all you want to do is to think of your loved one spending Christmas in heaven with Jesus. For Christians mourning the loss of a loved one, that is the most comforting thought of all.

Below we’ve gathered and even invented some truly meaningful Christmas memorial ideas. These poems, ornaments, and tributes can help your honor the memory of a loved one who is in heaven.