Periagoge
Scenario

When couples compete over authenticity during simultaneous career transitions

My partner and I are both going through major career pivots at the same time - I'm leaving academia to start a nonprofit and they're transitioning out of corporate law - and we keep getting competitive about who's being more authentic or brave instead of supporting each other through what are honestly terrifying identity shifts.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people navigating parallel identity transformations are turning mutual vulnerability into a contest for moral superiority.

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 Life transitions as identity events?”

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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