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Thanks for this series and this one in particular. I find both hope and comfort in your words and the reality they point to. I have also benefited so much from being able to name ambiguous grief *as* grief and own it as such.

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Naming it is like finding out there is a name for a sickness that no one could diagnose. The naming gives hope that there’s a solution to the problem. That hope is priceless!

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So much truth! Thank you for starting our day with these words of compassion.

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Kim, I appreciate you tuning in every morning and offering such kind words of encouragement.

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This is a word. Thank you! In our journey with severe chronic pain it has been incredibly helpful to begin to understand and use the language of grief for the losses we experience.

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Thank you for this, brother! That ambiguous grief is real and helpful to name.

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I’ve so much experience with ambiguous grief that I feel numb when the normal flavor comes around.

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Truly am grateful for this post and the support that comes along with it John. Your very much an inspiration and I go through this journey not only alongside God but with your words and stories I wake up a little more hopeful every morning

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Started reading The Myth of Closure this morning. Thank you so much for the recommendation. I began my ministry as a Christian counselor this year and I can already tell in the first few pages this book will be so helpful to me and those I counsel. 🖤

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