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Scenario

Why religious platitudes fail grieving parents

My son was stillborn and people at church keep saying it was God's plan and I want to scream that God's plan is terrible.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Communal comfort rituals become sources of additional pain when they minimize rather than hold suffering.

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

“Where Are You with Religious community and belonging?”

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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