Mental Health & Grief

Caring for a Difficult Parent or Estranged Family Member

Alyssa Givens, C-GC

Published on: 22/09/2026

Some of you are caring for someone who was never good to you. You can be civil and competent without manufacturing tenderness that was never earned. This one is for you.

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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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