Ambiguous Loss|Napa Marriage Therapy

Esther Perel recently went on tour. Did you know? And it was as good as the best concerts I've been to. She was amazing, and every word she spoke counted. One of the things she talked about that struck me the most was something she called "ambiguous loss." I had never heard this term before, but when she described it, I knew it instantly, because I have experienced it, as a lot of us have. In its simplest terms, ambigous loss refers to profound loss that is not associated with death, but Esther gave meaningful examples that were a little more complex than simply lacking that one part. Esther described it as the feeling we get when we are sitting next to our partner in bed and they are on their phone and we feel deep loneliness, like they are not there at all.https://www.napamarriagetherapy.com/post/ambiguous-loss