Periagoge
Scenario

When siblings disagree about mourning practices

My brother and I are fighting over whether to have a traditional shiva or something more modern and I'm afraid we're destroying our relationship while we're supposed to be mourning our mother.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Grief amplifies existing fractures while demanding impossible unity.

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 Jewish mourning — shiva shloshim yahrzeit?”

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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