The heart of the work
Not everything we need to grieve has died.
Estrangement, family rupture, and the relationships we long for but cannot have can bring a grief that is often unseen, misunderstood, or minimized. Ambiguous loss lives in the in-between—where love, anger, relief, guilt, longing, and sadness can exist all at once.
My work is about naming what is real, making sense of what hurts, and finding our way toward belonging — to ourselves and to a life that feels meaningful.
Explore the framework of ambiguous loss
Themes I explore
Grief & Loss
The many forms grief takes, including those that are often invisible.
Family & Estrangement
Understanding rupture, complex family dynamics, and the search for connection and clarity.
Belonging & Identity
Finding our way back to ourselves and building a life rooted in authentic belonging.
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The Grief No One Sees
Understanding the hidden losses inside estrangement.
A research-informed guide written with compassion and clarity for those navigating the complicated, unacknowledged grief that so often accompanies estrangement and family rupture.
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Ways to engage
Resources
Guides, reflections, and educational resources to support understanding, healing, and growth.
Groups & Workshops
Facilitated experiences for reflection, learning, and connection in a supportive environment.
Speaking
Podcasts, panels, workshops, and events on grief, relationships, identity, and belonging.
COMING 2027
Counseling
Clinical counseling services will be available after licensure.
SPEAKING
Ideas worth talking about.
I speak and facilitate conversations that create space for understanding, connection, and change.
SPEAKING INQUIRIES →POTENTIAL CONVERSATIONS
- Family estrangement & ambiguous grief
- Grieving relationships that still exist
- Belonging without self-abandonment
- Identity after loss
- The parent wound
- Loss and adversity during emerging adulthood
ABOUT JUNE
Understanding changes what becomes possible.
I am a writer, educator, speaker, and graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. My graduate work in psychology guides me to explore the intersection of personal experience, research, and the powerful stories we carry with us.
My work is deeply grounded in empathy, curiosity, and respect for the complexity of human experience. I believe in naming what's hard, finding pathways and spaces for people to navigate life's greatest struggles — from ambiguous loss, to family generational cycles, and readjustment from some form of self-abandoning.
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About June
Understanding changes what becomes possible.
I’m a writer, educator, speaker, and graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. My background in organizational psychology and human behavior shapes how I explore the intersection of personal experience, research, and the stories we live.
More about June →Speaking
Ideas worth talking about.
Family estrangement & ambiguous grief · Grieving relationships that still exist · Belonging without self-abandonment · Identity after loss · The parent wound · Loss and adversity during emerging adulthood
Speaking inquiries →