Grief is a universal experience. Regardless of geography, socio-economic status, age, or gender, humans grieve when a loved one dies. But what about loss that changes or ends the relationship without ...
Ambiguous means unclear or open to interpretation. In advertising, you want to avoid generalized statements that could be applied to any brands or products. Instead, you usually want clear, concise ...
I last saw my dad when I was 20. Our estrangement was confusing and made me feel unworthy of love. I learned about ambiguous loss, and it gave me the language to heal. The last time I saw my dad, we ...
From childhood, we are taught how to solve problems – first in school, then at work. The quicker, the better. It’s as if there is a clear answer to everything. This worries Dr Pauline Boss, who ...
Death is not the only reason we grieve but the many forms of loss we experience do not always bring an expected closure or acceptance or allow us to mourn or feel the sorrow involved with the loss. A ...
When we use language, it seems so easy to understand what other people are saying that it is hard to appreciate the complexity of the act of carrying on a conversation. Obviously, we miscommunicate at ...
Life's often unclear, a concept the word 'ambiguous' captures. While sometimes frustrating, this uncertainty isn't always ...