Grief & Loss

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Navigating the journey of loss with faith and honesty. This category provides Christian grief support and biblical comfort for mourning, helping you in finding hope in loss—whether you are grieving a loved one, a dream, or a difficult season of life.

"Finding a Lifeline in the Quicksand of Estrangement" on a maroon background. To the right, a photograph shows a female hiker struggling to crawl through thick, muddy water while wearing a heavy backpack, illustrating the metaphor of being stuck.
Grief & Loss

Finding a Lifeline in the Quicksand of Estrangement

Stuck in the quicksand of estrangement? Discover how one mother moved from the agony of ambiguous grief to a miraculous relationship renewal. This is a guest post by Peggy Phillips who wrote Coping with Ambiguous Loss by Estrangement After my son went no contact, the quicksand of estrangement engulfed every part […]

Coping with Ambiguous Loss by Estrangement
Grief & Loss

Coping with Ambiguous Loss by Estrangement

I never saw it coming -the cataclysmic argument that triggered my adult son to estrange me three years ago. I might never see it end -the suffering of ambiguous loss of the relationship without closure. Coined by family therapist Pauline Boss, Ph.D., 40 years ago, ambiguous loss refers to unresolved […]