My partner and I both left everything behind when we came here, but she wants to recreate pieces of home while I can barely look at photos from before without falling apart. We're grieving the same loss but in completely opposite ways and it's creating distance between us when we need each other most.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people who share the same profound loss are finding that their different ways of processing diaspora grief are pulling them apart rather than bringing them together.
“Where Are You with Grief for lost homeland — diaspora mourning?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.