Periagoge
Scenario

When close friends stop challenging each other

My best friend and I have always been the ones who question everything and challenge each other's assumptions, but since she started therapy and I started having kids, we've been tiptoeing around each other's choices like we're afraid of judging or being judged. The safety we used to find in pushing each other has turned into this careful distance.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The very intimacy that once allowed you to question everything together now feels fragile, as if the life changes you're each navigating have made your old way of loving each other feel dangerous.

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

“Where Are You with Blended Families & Stepparenting?”

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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