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When others see strength where you feel weakness

Everyone keeps telling me I am strong and handling my mother's death so well but inside I feel like I am drowning and I do not know how to ask for help.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The performance of resilience can become a prison that prevents authentic mourning and connection.

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