Mental Health & Grief

Ambiguous Loss: Grieving Someone Who Is Still Here

Alyssa Givens, C-GC

Published on: 08/09/2026

There's a grief that starts before the death. It has a clinical name — ambiguous loss — and naming it changes everything. Your grief is not premature. It's accurate.

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The Dark Thoughts Every Caregiver Has — And Why They're Normal

Alyssa Givens, C-GC

Published on: 25/08/2026

"I wish this was over." Every caregiver has the thought — then buries it in shame. It doesn't make you a monster. Here's what those 2am thoughts are actually telling you.

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Caregiving Took Your Life

Alyssa Givens, C-GC

Published on: 30/06/2026

Nobody gives you a death certificate for the version of you that existed before caregiving started. She's not gone — she's buried. Here's how to start finding her again.

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