My mom and I both started going to therapy after dad died and she's found comfort in a very traditional grief counselor who talks about God's plan while mine is helping me question everything I thought I believed about death and meaning. Our conversations about dad now feel like we're speaking different languages and I don't know how to bridge the gap.
More people experience this than they realize.
Grief reveals how differently people make meaning from loss, and the very frameworks meant to provide comfort can become barriers to shared mourning.
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.