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When families disagree about grief and spiritual coping

My mom has gotten really into New Age spirituality since dad died and my brother thinks it's unhealthy but I think it's helping her grieve and we can't talk about it without fighting. Our family dinners have become minefields where we're all walking on eggshells around anything meaningful.

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