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Scenario

When creative partners disagree about authentic name presentation in artistic work

My creative partner and I are launching an art project about identity, but we keep clashing over whether to use our 'professional' names or our family names, and it's making us realize we have completely different relationships to authenticity and audience.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The challenge of aligning on authentic self-presentation when collaborators have different strategies for navigating professional and cultural identities.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Name and identity across cultures?”

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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