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When family expects you to support someone through pregnancy loss

My sister and I are both dealing with pregnancy loss — hers was recent, mine was two years ago — and our family keeps asking me to 'help her through it' because I've 'been there' but I'm realizing her grief is triggering all my unprocessed stuff and I don't know how to support her without drowning.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Being cast as the experienced griever can reopen wounds while creating pressure to heal others before healing yourself.

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