LibraryScenariosWhy religious comfort sometimes feels like dismissal
Scenario

Why religious comfort sometimes feels like dismissal

My grandmother raised me and died last week, and at the funeral everyone kept talking about how she was 'in a better place' but all I could think was that the better place was here with us.

Mira
Online
The coach is replying

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-meaning spiritual platitudes can invalidate the reality that love wants presence, not promises of reunion.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief as spiritual practice?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.