Our friend group has been hit with three sudden deaths in two years - first Sarah's mom in the car accident, then Jake's suicide, then Maria's partner's overdose - and we all cope so differently that our group texts have gone silent and nobody knows how to reach for each other anymore. We used to be the people who showed up for everything, and now we can barely show up for each other's grief.
More people experience this than they realize.
A community that once thrived on shared joy is discovering they lack the language and rhythm for shared devastation.
“Where Are You with Cumulative grief — multiple losses?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.