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Scenario

How loving acceptance can coexist with hidden grief

My son came out as transgender and while I am learning to support him, I am also grieving the daughter I thought I had in ways I cannot admit to anyone, even my therapist.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Supporting someone's authentic emergence can require mourning your previous understanding of them in ways that feel both necessary and forbidden.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Post-traumatic growth — what can grow in the soil of loss?”

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.

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