Thanks to Grow Therapy for sponsoring this video! Find your estimate and get started today!Those “random” waves of sadness? They might be ambiguous grief—grieving the life you won’t have, the alternate selves that never got to exist. In this video I name it, normalize it, and share two frameworks that help:1. Engage the life you have (even if it’s not the one you wanted)2. Grief = Pain + Time (why you can’t rush it or ignore it)If this resonates, you’re not broken—and you’re not alone.If my videos have helped, my new book, The Light Between the Leaves, goes even deeperNext Steps: 📩 Get Practical tools for navigating life with depression and anxiety, delivered weekly. https://bit.ly/SelfHopePsychologyDepression and Anxiety resource:🪣 Get my 5-day guide to reclaiming your time and energy despite mental health struggles. https://bit.ly/DrScottBucketTheory♥︎ 2 Unique ways to work with me - https://drscotteilers.com😴 Dramatically improve your sleep in 2 steps with my new Sleep Workbook.https://www.drscotteilers.com/resources#how-to-sleep-better📖 My book: For When Everything is Burninghttps://bit.ly/forwheneverythingisburning Disclaimer: This content is not intended to be a replacement for receiving treatment. It is purely educational in nature. My relationship with you is that of presenter and audience, not therapist and client. But I do care.