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Scenario

When grief traditions make private loss publicly visible

My baby died at six months and the traditional mourning requires me to shave my head and wear only black for forty days, but I am a teacher and I cannot explain this to my American colleagues without feeling exposed.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Ritual mourning can force intimate sorrow into social spaces that lack understanding.

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

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