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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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You Are Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive. There Is a Name For That.

Alyssa Givens, C-GC

Published on: 15/07/2026

Anticipatory grief and ambiguous loss are real — and almost no one names them. A grief counselor walks through what caregiver grief actually looks like while your loved one is still here.

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