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How liberation can coexist with social expectations of grief

I'm 55 and getting divorced and everyone expects me to be devastated but I feel relieved and guilty about feeling relieved.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Society's scripts about appropriate emotional responses can shame us for experiencing freedom where others expect us to feel loss.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Who am I — the foundational question?”

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