Psychologists say some of life’s deepest grief comes not from losing people entirely—but from losing them while they’re still ...

Ambiguous means unclear or open to interpretation. In advertising, you want to avoid generalized statements that could be applied to any brands or products. Instead, you usually want clear, concise ...

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 ...

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 ...

Are you dismissing small signals that may portend danger to your business? Ignore these ambiguous threats, and you could imperil your company. Pharmaceutical giant Merck discovered this firsthand when ...

This is the last in a series of four articles on what strategy should look like in a world that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA). In the previous three articles I outlined the ...

Loving or caring about a person who is still physically present but cannot think, remember or communicate in a relationship in the same way. It is a type of “disenfranchised grief,” meaning there is ...

Your brother is incarcerated. He’s alive, but you’ve lost access to him, and you worry about his safety, never knowing exactly what he’s going through. Or: Your partner has checked out emotionally ...