Ambiguous loss

In this first episode in a three part miniseries about ambiguous loss, Red Cross Red Crescent Movement Hub MHPSS Technical Advisor Arz Stephan engages in a thought-provoking interview with Dr. Pauline Boss, an esteemed research therapist and author. Dr. Boss is widely recognized as a pioneering figure in the field of ambiguous loss, a concept she introduced to describe the unique and often unresolved experienced when a loved one is missing, physically absent but emotionally present, or vice versa. Her groundbreaking work has shaped understanding and therapeutic approaches to loss, resilience, and coping in complex and uncertain situations.LinksHealing Loss, Ambiguity, and Trauma: a community based intervention with families of union workers missing after the 911 attack in New York City Families of the missing: Psychosocial effects and therapeutic approaches Loss, Trauma, and Resilience | Pauline Boss | W. W. Norton & CompanyLoss, Trauma, and Resilience, Therapeutic Work With Ambiguous Loss