Grieving the Living: The Silent Loss of Family Estrangement
We don’t talk enough about the grief of losing someone who is still alive. No funeral.No closure.No clear path forward. And yet—millions of people are carrying this exact kind of loss every day. Family estrangement is far more common than most people realize. Research from Cornell University suggests that nearly 27% of Americans are estranged […]
There Is No Timeline for Grief: Releasing the Pressure to “Move On”
By: Cami Thelander, Certified Grief Coach, Community Engagement Leader, Confident Grief Coach School One of the most common and unspoken pressures people experience after loss is the expectation to “move on.” It may not always be said directly, but it is often felt—in the quiet pauses when others stop asking how you’re doing, in the […]