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.

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.

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.