I want to honor my grandmother's forty-day memorial but my family insists on traditions I do not believe in anymore, and I do not know how to grieve authentically while respecting her memory.
More people experience this than they realize.
The need to honor a beloved person conflicts with the inability to participate genuinely in religious practices that have lost their meaning.
“Where Are You with Islamic mourning — the forty-day tradition?”
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.