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When grief sanitizes family memories

My brother died in an accident but my parents only talk about the 'good times' and get angry when I mention that he struggled with addiction.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Idealization of the dead can make it impossible to process the full complexity of relationship and loss.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Family identity and inherited stories?”

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