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Scenario

How to navigate financial strain from expected ancestral memorial expenses

My husband's family does elaborate expensive shraddha ceremonies every year for their ancestors but we can barely afford rent and I resent the financial pressure while feeling guilty for resenting it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Material limitations clash with spiritual obligations, creating resentment that feels both justified and shameful.

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 Hindu grief practices — antyesti and shraddha?”

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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