Grieving Complicated Relationships

A worksheet for recognizing grief in complex and estranged relationships.

What to say when someone insists that you don’t have a reason to be upset about losing someone.

You're allowed to mourn the loss of complicated relationships in a way that makes sense to you.

Learn about the two types of ambiguous grief and why it hurts so much.

You can still miss someone even when walking away was the right choice.

Use this worksheet to think about the relationship you wanted with a family member versus the relationship that actually played out.

If you’ve recently become estranged, here are some strategies to help you sit with missing them without reaching back out before you’re ready.

Many adults report feeling a sense of peace after estrangement, but the grief can remain.

Whitney Goodman, LMFT, answers members' questions about grieving complicated family relationships.

These journal prompts will help you grieve the loss of someone who hurt you.

Your grief is not dependent on your forgiveness.

Use these responses when people pressure you to forgive someone who is dead or estranged.

It’s ok for you to admit that anger and grief are real and it’s a part of you.

If you want to work on complicated grief or ambiguous loss with a therapist, here are some suggestions.

Calling Home's book recommendation for grieving complicated family relationships.

This article is for anyone grieving someone they don’t miss.

This worksheet is meant to help you let go of whatever you need to release to grieve the loss of a relationship or the hope of it being different.

Different people can remember the same person in completely different ways.

Read this when you want to know how and when to talk about someone honestly after they're gone.