What Is Anticipatory Grief? Coping With Loss Before It Happens

What is anticipatory grief, and why does it feel like you’re grieving something that hasn’t even happened yet?In this episode of Brave Moves, Julie DeLucca-Collins explores the emotional experience of anticipatory grief, the feeling of loss before the loss actually occurs.Whether it’s an aging parent, a beloved pet, a relationship, or a life transition, anticipatory grief can bring waves of sadness, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm. This episode helps you understand why it happens and how to cope in a healthy, compassionate way.If you’ve ever caught yourself grieving someone or something that is still here, you are not alone, and there is nothing wrong with you.In This Episode, You’ll Learn: What anticipatory grief is and why it happens  How anticipatory grief shows up emotionally and mentally  Why grieving before a loss is a normal human response  How to stay present instead of living in future loss  How to turn grief into gratitude and intentional living Julie shares her own experience with anticipatory grief as her dogs age.Your Brave Move:Shift from fear of future loss to intentional presence today. Ask yourself: “How can I fully experience this moment while I still have it?”If you loved this episode, text me and let me know what you though. Support the showJoin the CommunityBrave Moves is a daily confidence and personal growth podcast for ambitious women, women entrepreneurs, and leaders who are ready to overcome self-doubt, build resilience, and take bold action in business and life. Each short, practical episode blends mindset science, decision-making psychology, and real-life stories to help you strengthen your confidence, rewire negative thought patterns, and create meaningful forward momentum.If you are navigating career pivots, burnout, reinvention, or leadership growth, Brave Moves gives you the tools to think differently, act bravely, and design a future aligned with your values and vision. Because confidence isn’t something you’re born with. It’s something you build, one brave move at a time.Liked this episode? Share it with your midlife woman, entrepreneur friends!Love this show? Let us know how we helped you increase your confidence by leaving a review.For more about me and what I do, check out my website.If you’re looking for support to grow your business faster, be positioned as an authority in your industry, and impact the masses, schedule a call to explore if you’d be a good fit for one of my coaching programs.Fo...