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Stephanie Sarazin M.P.P.

About

Stephanie Sarazin, M.P.P., is the author of Soulbroken: A Guide for Your Journey Through Ambiguous Grief, a 2023 Nautilus Book Awards Gold Winner. She aims to support those grieving the loss of a loved one who is still living. She is a writer, researcher, and experiential expert in ambiguous grief. Her work began with her own experience of mid-life trauma, which sparked an ambitious journey— spiritually and around the world—to understand, name, and heal her grief. Her efforts revealed a first-of-its-kind definition of the “ambiguous grief process,” whereby grief is onset by the loss of a loved one who is still living and wherein the experience of hope presents as a stage of the grieving process. As a Certified Grief Educator, Stephanie brings new resources to reframe disruptive, activating events as a gateway to discovering your highest self, in turn championing ambiguous grief as nuanced, natural, and navigable.

Sarazin is a graduate of Michigan State University and earned a Master of Public Policy from The University of Chicago.

Books by Stephanie Sarazin M.P.P.
Recent Posts
What We Get Wrong About Grieving
The terms "grief" and "grieving" are commonly interchanged, but a closer look suggests an important difference, one we can utilize to help us reroute after loss.
Season’s Grievings
Grieving during the holidays can be particularly painful. Here are some suggestions to help you navigate the nuances of loss when you're not feeling so jolly.
The Reality of Mortality: Why We Aren't Talking About Death

A medical resident noticed something unsettling in the ICU. Ten years later, she is collaborating with Hollywood to fix it.

A medical resident noticed something unsettling in the ICU. Ten years later, she is collaborating with Hollywood to fix it.

Why Grief Is Ready for Its Renaissance Era

Victoria led the way in establishing modern mourning wear. Now we may need a new trendsetter to bring it back.

Victoria led the way in establishing modern mourning wear. Now we may need a new trendsetter to bring it back.

The Three Gifts Every Griever Needs (Including You)

On National Grief Awareness Day (Aug. 30) sharing these three gifts can make a meaningful difference for yourself and others.

On National Grief Awareness Day (Aug. 30) sharing these three gifts can make a meaningful difference for yourself and others.

Why I Didn't "Recover" From Grief and Neither Should You

In the wake of a life-changing loss, healing often feels impossible. Adopting one word can help you shift your mindset, embrace your grief, and honor your healing.

In the wake of a life-changing loss, healing often feels impossible. Adopting one word can help you shift your mindset, embrace your grief, and honor your healing.

Hope: Virtue or Villain for Ambiguous Grief?

When grieving the loss of a loved one who is still living, you will likely experience this familiar feeling in a new way. But beware: It may be as dangerous as it is good.

When grieving the loss of a loved one who is still living, you will likely experience this familiar feeling in a new way. But beware: It may be as dangerous as it is good.

Grieving a loved one who is still living activates grief with ambiguity.
What Is Ambiguous Grief and How to Begin Healing

Death isn’t a prerequisite to grief; everyday life events, including addiction, divorce, and estrangement, can activate ambiguous grief. Here's what you need to know.

Death isn’t a prerequisite to grief; everyday life events, including addiction, divorce, and estrangement, can activate ambiguous grief. Here's what you need to know.