
Episode #9
9: The Grief Nobody Warns You About in Recovery (And You've Probably Experienced It)
<p>Here's something I don't share often: even years into my own recovery and after helping hundreds of clients heal, I still grapple with decisions and experiences that are central to my recovery. Right now it’s whether or not to have kids. At other times it was feeling terrified of intimacy, jealousy about people reaching milestones I wasn’t ready for, or loneliness over friendships I had to lose to pursue healthy relationships and recovery. </p><p>This is what we call ambiguous loss—the grief that comes without clear closure, the mourning of things that aren't traditionally recognized as loss...

