Do you feel the ache of distance?
If you've felt the emptiness of missing milestones, or the longing to be part of your grandchild's everyday moments, I wrote this guide to help you cope with this grief.
Grieving the distance between you and your grandchildren? You're not alone.
And there are ways to begin coping.
What is Long Distance Grandparent Grief (LDG Grief)?
Long Distance Grandparent Grief (LDG Grief) is a unique emotional experience of loss defined by a deep longing for closeness and connection.
Unlike other more common experiences of grief, it’s not about the finality of loss but the ongoing ache of missing everyday moments, milestones, and in-person time together that usually shapes close family bonds.
While often dismissed or minimized by others, it is a very real and valid form of grief experienced by tens of thousands of long distance grandparents around the world.
Here's what is included:
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Gain a Deeper Understanding of Long-Distance Grandparent Grief: Learn about the key features of it and hear stories from other long distance grandparents about their grief.
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Practical Tools – This guide includes reflection exercises, guiding questions, and thoughtful practices to help you process and navigate your grief with compassion.
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A Way to Explore Your Emotions – Reflect on the emotions tied to LDG Grief to better understand and process what you're experiencing.
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Research-Based Insights – Discover strategies backed by research and recommended by fellow long-distance grandparents who have experienced it.
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Ways to Cope: Since LDG Grief is unique to each person, this guide offers a variety of coping techniques to help you find what works best for you.
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Additional Resources for Deeper Exploration: Throughout the guide, you’ll find extra resources for the techniques shared so you can dig deeper into the ones that stand out as useful for you.
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A Supportive Resource, Not a Replacement for Therapy: This guide offers insights and strategies based on research and real experiences, but it’s not a substitute for professional mental health services. If needed, I encourage you to seek therapy for ongoing support.
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UPON PURCHASE, YOU WILL RECEIVE A PDF FILE. THIS IS A DIGITAL PRODUCT. NOTHING WILL BE MAILED. It will be emailed to you!
How will this guide help you?
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You aren't alone
(even if you feel like you are)
Explore the challenging emotions you are facing right now - and find reassurance in knowing that this is a valid and real type of grief felt by tens of thousands of long distance grandparents around the world.
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Real Stories. Real Support
Hear from grandparents who are coping with similar challenges right now. From how they found a way to re-envision their role to how they manage their ongoing sense of loss and heartache.
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Find what works for you.
Don’t get stuck in your grief. Explore a variety of different, yet practical coping strategies to help you heal and keep moving forward with the work of connection. These have been tried and tested by other long distance grandparents, with many recommended by grandparents themselves!
What grandparents are saying about The LDG Grief Guide:
This work will heal many wounded souls. It's taken you years of listening and research to understand this community. What a gift to those of us who have been able to find your wisdom early in our grandparenting journey! This is so well done!
This will be a life-changing resource for long distance grandparents. You could have made it into a long, detailed book, but instead, you made it clear, direct, and approachable. What a relief I did not have to read a whole book to learn these critical tools!
This guide will no doubt become your compass through difficult times. For anyone struggling with the reality of being a long distance grandparent and still wanting to be in their grandchildren’s lives, this guide will be a welcome resource when those feelings of overwhelm seem more than you can bear.
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