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Scenario

When couples grieve a workplace loss differently

My husband and I work for the same company and our colleague died suddenly three weeks ago — he's throwing himself into work like nothing happened while I can barely concentrate, and we're starting to feel like strangers even at home. We used to process everything together but now it's like we're grieving in completely different languages.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people who love each other are discovering that shared grief can create unexpected distance rather than closeness.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief in the workplace?”

Peri

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