Every August 12th at 7:30pm I say four sentences for my ex-husband. 7:30 is the minute we married. He doesn’t know. Eight years now. It didn’t change how I feel about him — it changed that the date stopped ambushing me. #disenfranchisedgrief is real; #forgiveness is maintenance. Which date is yours?

Not all grief gets a card, flowers, or a funeral. Disenfranchised grief happens when society doesn't recognize or validate your loss, leaving you to mourn in silence. Your pain is real, even when the world doesn't name it. 🧵 1/3
#disenfranchisedgrief #griefsupport #deathdoula

Did you know that different types of grief exist? One form is disenfranchised grief, which happens when a loss isn't socially acknowledged or validated.

Tomorrow, we'll dive deeper into what this looks like. 🕯️

#griefsupport #deathdoula #disenfranchisedgrief

"'I never thought I would have a voice.' Now she has a PhD and a monthly in-person gathering changing lives in Byron Bay - we loved talked to Naomi, and making sense of childlessness.

Have you listened? What chimed with you?

#DisenfranchisedGrief #ChildlessNotByChoice #Childless #FullStopPod