In this transformative episode of The Real Lives of TBI Wives, host Erika Brouillette sits down with Dr. Karen Kramer—clinical expert, hypnotherapist, neurolinguistic programming practitioner, and self-described “grief alchemist”—to unpack the often misunderstood world of grief. Together, they explore the realities of ambiguous grief and disenfranchised grief, the forms of loss that TBI wives experience daily but rarely receive validation for.

Dr. Karen shares her powerful personal story of deep grief and healing, and how it led her to shift from traditional therapy to more integrative and subconscious-guided approaches. She introduces listeners to her Healthy Grief Framework, an accessible acronym-based roadmap designed to help individuals process grief in a grounded, actionable, and deeply compassionate way.

In this conversation, TBI wives will feel seen, understood, and supported as Dr. Karen breaks down the invisible emotional load of loving someone whose identity has changed, while offering practical tools to reclaim inner peace. Dr. Karen,m also shares free resources to help listeners begin their healing outside the episode, and Erika invites wives to continue this support journey inside the Reclaim community.

This episode is a heartfelt reminder that grief doesn’t always look like loss—and healing doesn’t always look like closure. Sometimes, it begins with permission to name what hurts.

How to connect with Dr. Karen and access her free gifts:

https://bit.ly/Healthy-Grief

https://drkarenkramer.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DrKarenKramer/ https://www.instagram.com/stories/drkarenkramer/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkarenkramer/

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