Holding The Change: Grief and Ambiguous Loss After Brain Injury With Caren Sumption

Grief after brain injury is often complex, ongoing, and difficult to name. There may be no clear ending, no shared language, and no simple path forward. This three-part series explores the concept of ambiguous loss and how it shows up in the lives of people with traumatic or acquired brain injury. Together, we will look at what it means to grieve changes in identity, ability, and relationships, and how to make sense of a reality that may feel unfamiliar or unresolved

Session 3:

Carrying the Grief

30 minutes:

• Grief that does not resolve or “complete”

• Building a life with loss, not after it

• Cyclical grief and trigger moments (holidays, milestones, comparison)

30 minutes:

• Questions

• Activity (create a simple “grief plan” for hard days)