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How to Handle Family Members Who Avoid Difficult Emotions

My mother is dying and my brother just makes jokes every time we try to talk about it and I want to shake him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Grief reveals the different ways people protect themselves, often creating distance when connection is most needed.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Emotional intelligence and co-regulation?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.