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Scenario

How to navigate your deceased child's birthday

It is my son's birthday tomorrow and he would have been sixteen and I do not know whether to celebrate or mourn or pretend the day does not exist.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Anniversaries demand acknowledgment but offer no script for honoring a life that ended too soon.

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

“Where Are You with Grief of a child — the unnatural loss?”

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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