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Scenario

How to grieve when your life's work disappears

I spent twenty-three years building a restaurant that was everything to me and we had to close during the pandemic and now I walk past the empty space every day going to my new job at the bank and I feel like I buried a child.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The loss of life's work creates a unique grief that combines professional identity with personal mortality.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Work as legacy — when the work outlasts you?”

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.