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Scenario

When memorial planning reveals different grief needs

My late wife's best friend keeps planning memorial events and including me in decisions, but I need space to grieve privately and she thinks I'm shutting out the people who loved her most.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Public and private grief styles create conflicts over who owns the mourning process.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Widowed identity?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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