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When grief therapy isn't helping a parent and teen connect

My teenage daughter and I have been doing therapy together after her dad died but we keep getting stuck in the same loop where she shuts down when I try to connect and I get desperate and push harder. We both want to heal but we're somehow making each other worse.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Shared trauma creates reactive patterns that prevent the very connection both parties desperately need.

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