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Scenario

When society mourns what you celebrate

My daughter has Down syndrome and is the happiest person I know, but everyone keeps offering me sympathy like her existence is a tragedy I need to overcome.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The dissonance between lived joy and societal pity reveals how deeply embedded our assumptions about what makes a life valuable really are.

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Hypatia
Hypatia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

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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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