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Scenario

When friend groups avoid emergency preparedness training despite knowing they should

Our friend group has been talking about getting trained in first aid and emergency response together but every time we try to plan it, people make jokes or change the subject. I think some of us are genuinely scared about learning these skills because it makes mortality and danger feel more real, but we can't seem to acknowledge that openly.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group is using humor and avoidance to manage their shared anxiety about confronting vulnerability and human fragility.

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 Personal Safety & Emergency Preparedness?”

Peri

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