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Complicated Grief: Grieving the Unfilled Parental Relationship
Complicated Grief: Grieving the Unfilled Parental Relationship
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Oct 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Today’s episode focuses on answering a question by someone who is struggling through complicated grief. Specifically, grieving the passing of an abusive parent.
Very often with complicated grief, we are not aware of what exactly we are grieving. So often, it is not what we think or realize.
Very often with complicated grief, we are not aware of what exactly we are grieving. So often, it is not what we think or realize.
Released:
Oct 27, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (18)
Turning off the Song of the Past so I can more Effectively Discern the Present: This episode addresses a question that was submitted by an individual struggling with a spouse who has been severely lacking in empathy, engages in chronic gaslighting, and has shown self-centered behaviors. Being able to tell whether such behaviors are just personality or defensive and protective in nature is difficult. We might also burden ourselves with pressure to forgive right away. This becomes especially difficult when the marriage dynamics remind us of painful childhood dynamics that we were subjected to in our childhood. This episode discusses learning to put everything in the proper place, so we can make the best decisions towards getting relief. by Healing the Unresolved