Periagoge
Scenario

When couples have conflicting anxiety management styles

My partner and I both struggle with anxiety but we've developed completely different coping strategies — they need to talk through everything immediately and I need space to process first — and lately our ways of handling stress are making each other worse instead of better.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people who love each other are discovering that their individual mental health needs are creating a system that undermines both of their wellbeing.

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 Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing?”

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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