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When one partner questions shared spiritual beliefs

My husband started going to therapy after his dad died and now he's questioning everything about how we've built our life together including our shared spiritual practice. He says he needs space to figure out what he actually believes versus what he was taught to believe and I'm scared that means he's pulling away from me too.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Individual awakening can feel like abandonment to those who fear being left behind in the transformation.

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