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When couples grieve differently through music and memory

I cry every time I hear my daughter's favorite song but my husband changes the station and says we need to stop torturing ourselves with memories.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Partners can have opposing relationships to triggers that evoke the presence of the deceased, creating conflict over what constitutes healthy mourning.

Ideas that help explain it
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