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How gender expectations silence grief in partnership

My wife miscarried our first pregnancy and I never told her how scared I was too, because I thought I needed to be strong for her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The assumption that strength requires emotional suppression can deprive couples of mutual support during profound loss.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and regret — what we wish we'd said?”

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