My brother and I are both dealing with our dad's death but he wants to sit with the grief and talk about the darkness, and I just want to focus on practical stuff and move forward, and we keep misreading each other's needs. We're the only ones who understand this loss but we can't seem to help each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people sharing a profound loss have incompatible ways of relating to grief, isolating them from their most natural source of understanding.
“Where Are You with Night — the relationship with darkness?”
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.