⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode discusses estrangement, emotionally absent parents, family trauma, grief, and difficult parent-child relationships.

What do you do when the person you're grieving is still alive?

In this episode of Taking Up Space, we're talking about a type of grief that doesn't get enough attention: grieving a parent who is no longer part of your life. Whether you've gone no contact, have a complicated relationship with a parent, or are mourning the relationship you wish you had, this conversation is for you.

Together we'll explore the difference between the parent we had and the parent we needed, why acceptance is not the same as approval, and how healing doesn't always mean reconciliation.

If you've ever felt guilty for grieving someone who is still living, I hope this episode reminds you that your loss is real, your feelings are valid, and you're not alone.

Because sometimes the hardest goodbye is to the version of someone we kept hoping would change.

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