Re-Release: Dr. Pauline Boss ”Ambiguous Loss”

The Deconstructionists

John Williamson

Religion, Religion & Spirituality

4.4 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Guest Info/Bio: This week we speak with Dr. Pauline Boss. Pauline is an educator and researcher who is widely recognized for her groundbreaking research on what is now known as the theory of ambiguous loss. All losses are touched with ambiguity. Yet, Dr. Boss’s research and practice have revealed that those who suffer ambiguous loss, losses without finality or resolution, bear a particular and challenging burden. Whether it is the experience of caring for a parent who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, or waiting to learn the fate of a spouse or family member who has disappeared in a disastrous event like 9/11 or Hurricane Katrina, the experience of loss is magnified and is more significantly challenging to overcome because the loss is linked to a lack of closure. People who experience and live with an ambiguous loss find it hard to understand their situation, difficult to cope and almost impossible to move ahead with their lives without professional counseling, love and support. Since 1973, Dr. Boss has studied ambiguous loss, and trained and worked with psychologists and counselors to help individuals and families who have experienced a life-altering ambiguous loss, often described as a frozen grief, recover their resiliency despite the on-going ambiguity. Drawing on her research and clinical experience, Dr. Boss is committed to working with families to develop meaningful strategies that help them cushion the pain, cope with ambiguous loss and move forward to live productive lives. Pauline Boss received her Ph.D. in Child Development and Family Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1975. From 1975 to 1981, Dr. Boss was an assistant and then associate professor with tenure at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In 1981, she joined the Department of Family Social Science at the University of Minnesota and continued to work in that position until 2005. In 1995-96, Dr. Boss was appointed Visiting Professor at the Harvard Medical School, and in 2004-2005, she was the Moses Distinguished Professor at the Hunter School of Social Work in New York City.(Selected) Guest Publications: Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief; Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope while Coping with Stress and Grief; Loss, Trauma, and Resilience: Therapeutic Work With Ambiguous LossGuest Website/Social Media:www.ambiguousloss.comTheme Music by: Forrest Clay “This Water I am Treading & You Must Go” found on the brand new EP, Recover.You can find Forrest Clay's music on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or anywhere good music is found!This episode of the Deconstructionists Podcast was edited, mixed, and produced by John Williamson Stay on top of all of the latest at www.thedeconstructionists.com Go there to check out our blog, snag a t-shirt, or follow us on social mediaJoin our Patreon family here: www.patreon.com/deconstructionists Website by Ryan BattlesAll photos by Jared HevronLogos designed by Joseph Ernst & Stephen PfluigT-shirt designs by Joseph Ernst, Chad Flannigan, Colin Rigsby, and Jason Turner. This episode is brought to you by Dwell. Dwell lets you listen to scripture the way that fits you. It's an app that reads the bible for you! Go to www.dwellapp.io/deconstruct for 10% off your annual subscription or 30% dwell for life!Starting your own podcast? Try Riverside! https://riverside.fm/?utm_campaign=campaign_1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_source=rewardful&via=john-williamsonSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-deconstructionists/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	Welcome to the wind is gone from ourselves and no one's left to tell my tale.
0:17.4	Welcome to the Deconstructionist podcast.
0:19.4	I'm your host, John Williamson.
0:38.2	And this week, I have another re-release for you. And this is another one that Adam and I did some years ago. Adam, for those of you who are newer, was the original co-host on the show, my buddy who started it all with me almost seven years ago. And it's something that we meant to do a while back. We wanted to,
0:41.1	because we'd, you know, been around for a while, been doing this for a little bit,
0:47.1	wanted to re-release some episodes that were some of our greatest hits or some episodes that we thought that were very enjoyable and useful. And so, as with many great ideas that we had, never got around to doing it.
0:56.4	So I'm doing it now because I also didn't want to leave you guys with no content while I
1:02.7	sort out all of the personal stuff in my life.
1:05.4	So as most of you guys probably already know, unfortunately my mom passed away about a month ago.
1:13.0	And so anytime that sort of thing happens,
1:16.6	you know,
1:16.8	your life kind of gets a lot of things in your life,
1:19.0	get put on hold.
1:20.4	And so I've been spending this time trying to take care of myself,
1:24.4	you know,
1:24.7	going to weekly therapy sessions and trying to make sure I'm grieving properly. And, um, and, uh, myself, you know, going to a weekly therapy sessions and trying to make sure I'm
1:27.7	grieving properly. And, um, and, uh, also, you know, taking care of my daughter and being there
1:33.5	for her, you know, she's, uh, about turn nine. And, um, anyone who's, who's, who's kind of been
1:39.4	through grief with a, uh, with a youngster knows that they process things differently and sometimes they don't know
1:45.4	exactly how to process it and so um you know that's been obviously a a challenge to to help
1:52.5	her process it well and to uh to make sure that you know we're remembering grandma um you know
1:59.0	in a positive way and and remembering the good times and, and we're making a
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