Periagoge
Scenario

When memorial becomes museum

I keep rearranging my son's bedroom exactly as it was when he died five years ago, but yesterday my daughter asked if she could use it as a study room and I don't know what preserving actually preserves.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The impulse to freeze a life in time can become a form of worship that serves the griever more than the grieved.

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 as spiritual practice?”

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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.