I last saw my dad when I was 20. Our estrangement was confusing and made me feel unworthy of love. I learned about ambiguous loss, and it gave me the language to heal. The last time I saw my dad, we ...

From childhood, we are taught how to solve problems – first in school, then at work. The quicker, the better. It’s as if there is a clear answer to everything. This worries Dr Pauline Boss, who ...

When we use language, it seems so easy to understand what other people are saying that it is hard to appreciate the complexity of the act of carrying on a conversation. Obviously, we miscommunicate at ...

Part 2 in a series. Read Part 1 here. In the first installment of this series, I discussed the small losses of everyday life and how important it is for parents to try to tolerate their children’s ...

Big changes have played out at Irvine-based Ambiguous Industries, one of Orange County’s “buzz” clothing makers. Ambiguous, hip among teen boys, was bought late last year by Irvine-based Ray’s Apparel ...

Roubina Tahmazian is based at the ICRC's Tbilisi delegation, where she advises on mental health and pyscho-social issues. Here, she explains the theory of "ambiguous loss," which forms the basis of ...

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