S8E10: Ambiguous Grief: Grieving When You Can't Get Closure

Cultivating H.E.R. Space: Uplifting Conversations for the Black Woman

Cultivating H.E.R. Space

Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 4 December 2020

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Pandemic, death, divorce, natural disaster, addiction...grief and loss is something we have all experienced. How we define and experience the loss varies. In today’s episode, Terri and Dr. Dom help us understand ambiguous grief. Lady, if you have experienced the physical loss of someone or something while still experiencing them psychologically or the inverse then this episode may give you the language you need to define your experience. Hopefully, this complex conversation between Dr. Dom and Terri will help cultivate the healing you need.
Quote of the Day:
"I wanted a perfect ending. Now that I've learned the hard way, some poems don't rhyme and stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, or end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without knowing what's going to happen next."
-Gilda Radner
Tips for Navigating Ambiguous Loss:

Utilize “both, and” thinking (ie., opposite of black/white, either/or)

Set aside time to not think about the loss

Reassign family roles

Family therapy/interactions

Community/group therapy/interactions

TalkBack Tuesday with Dr. Dom
Wisdom Wednesdays with Terri
H.E.R Space Sanctuary
Resources:
Melanin and Mental Health
Therapy for Black Girls
Psychology Today
Therapy for QPOC
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0:00.0	Hey Lady, it's Dr. Dom here.
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0:32.0	FM to get started. on this week's episode in
0:35.2	her space. The person experiencing the loss just needs the language to say I'm experiencing a loss.
0:44.5	And so even though today we are going through and we're saying
0:48.7	this is what ambiguous loss is,
0:51.3	a loss is a loss. And if a person is saying that they've experienced a loss,
0:59.1	then just like you pointed out, the key is to offer that person empathy.
1:05.0	Today's episode is sure to provide you with motivation, inspiration, or even a fresh
1:10.8	perspective. If you have any aha moments or if you feel comforted
1:15.3	throughout the episode, Lady, please leave us a review
1:18.2	and tell us what we're doing right so we can stay on track.
1:20.6	Also, we release episodes every Friday, so be sure to subscribe on iTunes and visit
1:25.5	Hirschpace.com and into your email address to get updates about our live events
1:30.0	and all of the new beginnings that we have for this year.
1:33.3	Welcome to Her Space, a podcast dedicated to uplifting women like you.
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