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Scenario

How to respond when condolences don't match your beliefs

People keep telling me my mother is 'in a better place' but she was an atheist and I'm an atheist and these platitudes make me want to scream.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Comfort offered from foreign frameworks can deepen the isolation of 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 Jewish mourning — shiva shloshim yahrzeit?”

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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