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When religious consolation doesn't ease grief

My husband died six months ago and people keep telling me to have faith that I will see him again but I find no comfort in that and feel broken.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Spiritual platitudes can deepen isolation when they fail to meet the raw reality of loss.

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