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Scenario

Why you might grieve a path you consciously rejected

I am forty-five and successfully childfree but when I see pregnant women I sometimes feel a strange grief for a life I never wanted but somehow still mourn.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The human capacity for simultaneous contradictory feelings means we can mourn possibilities we genuinely did not want to pursue.

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

“Where Are You with Chosen childlessness and its social dimension?”

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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.