Grieving the loss of a love relationship can be a painful experience. Grieving and letting go of an abusive relationship and an abusive wife or girlfriend is frequently a far more painful and difficult experience. There are several reasons for this. At the end of an otherwise healthy relationship between two reasonable, rational adults, the […]
Abuse Tears Families Apart: A Sister Mourns the Loss of Her Brother
Being in an abusive relationship doesn’t just hurt the target of abuse, it hurts everyone who cares about and loves the target. In my practice, I find I am increasingly working with family members of men who are grieving the loss, or potential loss, of a beloved son, brother, grandson, etc. These men all had […]
BlogTalkRadio: Grieving the Loss of an Abusive Partner
In this BlogTalkRadio program, Tom Golden, MSW and I discuss male grief and mourning. Tom’s book, Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing is a good resource for men who are mourning a loss and for women seeking to understand the masculine grieving process. Many men and women who have […]