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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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How to Respond to Hurtful Platitudes as a Caregiver

Alyssa Givens, C-GC

Published on: 01/09/2026

"At least." "God only gives you what you can handle." You are not required to absorb platitudes gracefully. Three word-for-word scripts for when someone makes your grief smaller.

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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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