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When joy feels like betrayal after loss

I feel guilty every time I laugh or have a good day because my son died and it feels like betraying his memory to experience joy.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Grief can create false binaries between honoring the dead and living fully.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief as psychological process?”

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