Periagoge
Scenario

How adoption complicates ancestral grief

My adopted parents never told me my birth mother was Native American and now I don't know if I belong anywhere or have the right to grieve for a culture I never knew.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Disconnection from biological heritage through adoption creates complex questions about cultural mourning rights.

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 Historical grief — intergenerational 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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