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Scenario

When gratitude feels impossible after losing your child

My daughter died at age twenty-five and people keep telling me to be grateful for the years I had with her, but I am not grateful, I am furious that it was not enough.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Well-meaning attempts to find silver linings deny the parent's right to experience the full catastrophe of premature loss.

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 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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