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Scenario

When caregiving requires daily deception to protect someone you love

My mother has dementia and keeps asking for her dead husband and I lie to her every single day because the truth makes her cry, but the lying is eating me alive.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The collision between compassionate lies and personal integrity creates a moral wound that deepens with each necessary deception.

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 Caregiving?”

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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