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When the person helping with grief also dies

My grief counselor died suddenly and now I am grieving her too but also feel like I lost the only person who understood how stuck I am about my husband's death.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Secondary loss can compound the original trauma while removing crucial support for healing.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Complicated grief — prolonged grief disorder?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.