Periagoge
Scenario

When reconnecting with birth culture happens through grief traditions

I was raised in foster care away from my birth culture and my biological father just died, and his family wants me to participate in mourning traditions I never learned, but I feel like an impostor.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Death can become an awkward doorway back into a heritage that was lost through circumstance.

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 African grief traditions — communal mourning?”

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.

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