Archive for Disenfranchised Loss

I want to petition the internet, nay, the world, to stop defining, measuring, or comparing people's grief based on title…

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…

I remember well the first time I ever saw Post Secret online. It was the year the site started, 2004.…

Disenfranchised grief is a term that was coined by one of our favorite grief researchers, Ken Doka, about twenty years…