Welcome to episode 3,058 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. I'm Mary Meckley and I welcome you to day

two of this week's series. The theme of this week's series is holding space for silent

struggles. So this is a series where you're guided to process pain that may be unresolved or it might be

pain you're going through right now and oftentimes you may find that you must struggle silently and

this kind of silent struggle has its own term. It is considered to be disenfranchised grief. This is a type of grief that occurs when a loss you are experiencing isn't openly acknowledged or socially supported.

And it's often because this is a loss or an emotional experience that's not considered

legitimate or socially acceptable.

So you might be dealing with a type of taboo grief,

and it may not even be your fault this might be something that happened to a

loved one but you can't talk to anybody about it because they may judge you for being related to that person

who's going through something extraordinary. It could be something that you've been experiencing for a long time and you may feel great shame or remorse and you don't feel comfortable talking to anyone about it.

And we're often so encouraged to let someone know,

reach out for help.

But the truth is that sometimes when you reach out for help, it can be even

more traumatizing. Or you may not have help to reach out to and that is a reality

sometimes for certain situations you might be experiencing.

So during your time of greatest need,

you can feel so isolated and alone.

And this is disenfranchised grief.

Now, as you go through this week's series, you have a challenge,

and this is a challenge that I really like.

I hope you're enjoying it too.

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