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Scenario

When caring for a grieving parent strains your marriage

My mom has been calling me every day since Dad died six months ago and I want to be there for her but she's starting to depend on our conversations in a way that feels heavy, and my wife thinks I'm enabling her instead of helping her build a life without him. I'm caught between taking care of my grieving mother and maintaining my marriage.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Love can pull in directions that seem mutually exclusive, forcing impossible choices between loyalties that should not have to compete.

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 African grief traditions — communal mourning?”

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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