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Scenario

When support groups become spaces for mental health performance

Three of us have been meeting monthly to check in about our mental health journeys but one friend keeps turning it into a competition about who's doing the most therapy work or reading the most books about healing and it's making the space feel performative rather than supportive.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A genuine attempt at mutual support has devolved into unconscious competition, revealing how difficult it is to create authentic vulnerability even among people who want to heal together.

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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