Archive for Disenfranchised Loss

by Bec Timmons Bec Timmons lives in Maryland with their partner and two cats. They are currently attending the University…

I want to petition the people of the Internet to stop defining, measuring, or comparing people's grief based on a…

Breaking up is really hard to do. Most of us know what it's like to suffer a broken heart. Many of us…

As a funeral director, you can find yourself facing both sides of suicide: a family left to grieve the loss…

Disenfranchised grief is a term coined by one of our favorite grief researchers, Ken Doka, about twenty years ago. He…

As I write this article, our country is preparing to shut down thanks to the virus-that-shall-not-be-named. Last week my phone…

The death of a loved one isn't just one single earth-shattering loss. In reality, it's a tremendous loss, followed by…

Loss takes many shapes. Sometimes loss takes the shape of someone we knew well. It's tangible and detailed and reflects…

Death, loss, and grief are experiences that impact almost every being on Earth at some point. These universal experiences touch everyone…