Personally, I believe in what the mystics call “holy outrage”—the anger that fuels truth telling. It’s the anger that points out injustice and silencing, not just to make a scene, but because it knows what true community might be. Holy outrage means telling the truth, no matter who gets offended by the telling. And equally important, it means doing so in the service of more love, more support, more kinship, and true connection. I spend so much time talking about the reality of unhelpful grief support because I want it to get better. I need it to get better. And so do you. So do the millions of
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