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When my father died, I discovered the unmentionable stage of mourning: relief

23 mins | Dec 12, 2022
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Is it wrong to feel relieved when someone dies? The popular conception about grief is that it has five stages: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. However, as Rosalie Metro discovered after her father's death, this couldn't be further from the truth.

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