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I see you. I know you're hurting, but you might not feel like you have the right to grieve. You might feel a profound sense of loss for someone who is still physically here. Someone you see every day, someone who is a part of your life. Maybe they're lost to a disease like dementia, or maybe addiction or mental illness has changed them so much they feel like a stranger. Perhaps you've gone through a painful estrangement, or the end of a long relationship, and the absence of that person's true self feels like a ghost in the room.
This is a real loss, and your grief is valid. It's often called "living loss" or "disenfranchised grief" because society doesn't give you permission to mourn. You're told, "But they're still alive," as if that makes the pain disappear. But it doesn't. Your heart feels the absence of a future, a past connection, or the person you once knew. I wrote this guide to give you a safe space to understand what you're feeling and to help you navigate this painful and often lonely journey. It's a difficult road, but you don't have to walk it alone. We can start by just giving a name to what you're going through.
You can't have a funeral for a living person. But you can find a way to grieve.
This guide will show you how.
I see you. I know you're hurting, but you might not feel like you have the right to grieve. You might feel a profound sense of loss for someone who is still physically here. Someone you see every day, someone who is a part of your life. Maybe they're lost to a disease like dementia, or maybe addiction or mental illness has changed them so much they feel like a stranger. Perhaps you've gone through a painful estrangement, or the end of a long relationship, and the absence of that person's true self feels like a ghost in the room.
This is a real loss, and your grief is valid. It's often called "living loss" or "disenfranchised grief" because society doesn't give you permission to mourn. You're told, "But they're still alive," as if that makes the pain disappear. But it doesn't. Your heart feels the absence of a future, a past connection, or the person you once knew. I wrote this guide to give you a safe space to understand what you're feeling and to help you navigate this painful and often lonely journey. It's a difficult road, but you don't have to walk it alone. We can start by just giving a name to what you're going through.
You can't have a funeral for a living person. But you can find a way to grieve.
This guide will show you how.