LibraryScenariosHow grief challenges forced identity reconstruction
Scenario

How grief challenges forced identity reconstruction

My husband died six months ago and people keep telling me I need to 'find myself again' but I don't want to be anyone other than his wife.

Juana
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Others' expectations about healing can conflict with our own timeline for integrating loss into identity.

Worth thinking about

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

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.