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Scenario

How to honor widowhood customs while navigating professional expectations

My husband died and the traditional year of mourning prohibits me from wearing jewelry or bright colors, but I just started a new job in corporate America and I cannot explain why I look like I am in perpetual grief.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Traditional mourning markers can become professional liabilities in cultures that prefer hidden grief.

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

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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