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Scenario

How to find purpose when your life partner dies first

I am seventy-three and my wife of forty-eight years died last year and I do not understand the point of going on without her because we were supposed to die together.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The surviving spouse faces an unexpected solo existence after decades of shared identity.

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 Mortality as teacher — death as clarifying force?”

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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