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Grief For Those You Did Not Know
Some grief doesn’t get “approved” by the people around you. It shows up when someone says you didn’t know them, didn’t have them long enough, or shouldn’t still be thinking about it.
I share a personal, tender look at that kind of invisible grief, starting with my father-in-law who died just eight months into my marriage, and the ache of knowing my children never got to meet the grandpa who should have been part of their lives.
From there, I move into an even quieter kind of mourning: grieving a sibling lost to stillbirth, and the complicated thoughts that can follow you for years. We talk about survivor guilt and the haunting question of why one life continues while another ends. This is an honest conversation about pregnancy loss, stillbirth, miscarriage, and the way our culture often avoids naming these deaths as worthy of grief.
I also challenge the idea that grief can be ranked, like it “hurts less” if someone already has children or “counts less” if you never held the baby.
Every death carries meaning, attachment, and love.
If you’ve ever felt dismissed while grieving, I offer a moment of silence, witnessing, and holding space, and the reminder that your feelings make sense. You are supported. You are seen.
If this episode resonated, subscribe, share the episode with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people looking for grief support can find this podcast.
If it feels safe to, would you share with me? What kind of grief has felt hardest to explain in your life?
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By FrancesSome grief doesn’t get “approved” by the people around you. It shows up when someone says you didn’t know them, didn’t have them long enough, or shouldn’t still be thinking about it.
I share a personal, tender look at that kind of invisible grief, starting with my father-in-law who died just eight months into my marriage, and the ache of knowing my children never got to meet the grandpa who should have been part of their lives.
From there, I move into an even quieter kind of mourning: grieving a sibling lost to stillbirth, and the complicated thoughts that can follow you for years. We talk about survivor guilt and the haunting question of why one life continues while another ends. This is an honest conversation about pregnancy loss, stillbirth, miscarriage, and the way our culture often avoids naming these deaths as worthy of grief.
I also challenge the idea that grief can be ranked, like it “hurts less” if someone already has children or “counts less” if you never held the baby.
Every death carries meaning, attachment, and love.
If you’ve ever felt dismissed while grieving, I offer a moment of silence, witnessing, and holding space, and the reminder that your feelings make sense. You are supported. You are seen.
If this episode resonated, subscribe, share the episode with someone who needs it, and leave a review so more people looking for grief support can find this podcast.
If it feels safe to, would you share with me? What kind of grief has felt hardest to explain in your life?
Click here to send me a text. I would love to hear from you your thoughts on this episode.
Sign up for my newsletter, ask questions, and get responses via Email: [email protected]
Follow on FB The Caring Death Doula
https://www.facebook.com/share/1CUfH9Kek6/?mibextid=wwXIfr
Join the private FB group for “behind the podcast” and advance notification The Caring Death Doula Podcast. A safe place to ask questions and to learn more.
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