Over the years the topic of parents being estranged from their adult children has come up during conversations with clients, friends and family. Recently a friend mentioned a book she came across called “Done with The Crying”...
UNSPOKEN GRIEF (partner loss)
Imagine not being able to talk about or share your grief with others. Depending on the relationship and the family dynamics, sharing a loss is not always possible. How sad is this, especially when one of the ways to heal...
Abortion as a Component of Disenfranchised Grief
When looking at the statistics for abortions, or perhaps when trying to figure out how many abortions are performed a year it is very difficult to determine. Depending on where you search even with the internet; there is no true...
Disenfranchised Grief…Unspoken
Disenfranchised grief is a component of grief that is not shared with others for a variety of reasons. An individual may not feel they are worthy of sharing their grief with others. Perhaps society in general does not want to...