If it mattered to you, its loss matters.
Many of the deepest losses of our lives come with no cards, no funeral and no time off. A marriage ends. A pregnancy ends. A diagnosis changes everything. A parent is still here, but no longer the person they were. These invisible losses are some of the most painful of all, precisely because they are so rarely acknowledged.
Inside the guide
- Is this you? Recognising invisible loss, even when no one has died
- What makes a loss invisible, including disenfranchised and ambiguous grief
- Five quiet signs that a loss has not been grieved
- One loss, six losses: a page to map everything this one loss has taken from you
- Five ways to give your loss its due, a naming page and a permission slip
- Support organisations for particular losses
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By Dr Chloe Paidoussis-Mitchell, Chartered Counselling Psychologist (DCPsych, CPsychol, AFBPsS), founder of The Grief Clinic London and author of The Loss Prescription (HarperCollins). This guide is an educational resource and is not a substitute for individual psychological care. If you are in crisis, call Samaritans free on 116 123, or 999 in an emergency.