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Scenario

How to cope when tough love ends in death

My son overdosed and died while we weren't speaking because I refused to enable his addiction anymore, and everyone blames me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The cruelest irony is when love expressed through boundaries becomes the context for permanent loss.

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 Grief and relief — complex feelings after difficult deaths?”

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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