Periagoge
Scenario

When grief counseling conflicts with your cultural understanding of death

The grief counselor says I should be moving through stages but my people believe the dead stay with you and I am not trying to get over anything.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Linear models of bereavement cannot accommodate traditions where death is relational rather than terminal.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cultural idioms of distress?”

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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