Anticipatory Grief: Why Caregivers Grieve Before the Loss (and How to Cope)
The Care Collective Podcast · Mikayla Cluxton
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Show Notes
In this episode of The Care Collective, Mikayla dives into one of the most overlooked forms of grief that caregivers face: anticipatory grief. This is the grief that begins long before the final goodbye. Through real stories from past episodes, including Alicia’s grief over her mom never getting to hold her future baby and Sadie’s experience losing her dad to dementia as a teenager, this conversation brings voice to the kind of pain many caregivers carry silently.
You’ll learn:
- What anticipatory grief actually is and why it shows up
- Research-backed signs and symptoms caregivers often experience
- How caregiver burden, uncertainty, and emotional exhaustion contribute to early grief
- Practical, evidence-based ways to navigate anticipatory grief
- Tangible grounding tools you can use right away
Whether you’re caring for a parent with dementia, supporting a loved one through illness, or grieving the future you imagined, this episode offers compassion, clarity, and community.
Listen in and remember: you don’t have to carry this alone.
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Listen to Alicia's Episode here: https://rss.com/podcasts/the-care-collective/2318624
Listen to Sadie's Episode here: https://rss.com/podcasts/the-care-collective/2267182
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