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Scenario

When spouses have different needs around visiting during palliative care

My father-in-law is receiving palliative care and my husband wants us to visit constantly while I feel overwhelmed by the intensity and need more space, but I'm afraid he'll think I don't care about his father if I'm honest about my limits.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A couple is caught between honoring one person's way of loving through presence and another's need for self-preservation, with both people afraid that naming their true needs will be interpreted as a lack of love.

Your guide for this
Dipa
Dipa works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Palliative care and comfort medicine?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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