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Scenario

When marriage ends friendships and creates unrecognized loss

My best friend got married and completely disappeared from my life, and I feel like she died but she's just living happily with her new family while I grieve alone.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Life transitions can kill friendships as thoroughly as death, but survivors mourn alone while the departed lives on obliviously.

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 Disenfranchised grief — when loss isn't recognized?”

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.