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Scenario

How to grieve when family denies your relationship existed

My partner of ten years died in a car accident and her family won't let me attend the funeral because they never acknowledged our relationship and I don't know how to grieve someone I'm not allowed to have loved.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Disenfranchised grief compounds loss with the additional cruelty of having love itself erased from the record.

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 LGBTQ+ Love, Partnership, and Its Varieties?”

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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