Periagoge
Scenario

How established communities can unconsciously exclude newcomers despite good intentions

Our community garden collective decided to be inclusive and welcoming, but the longtime members keep doing things the way they've always done them, and when newcomers suggest changes, there's this polite but firm resistance that makes people stop coming.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Communities often conflate openness to new members with openness to change, creating spaces that welcome bodies but not ideas.

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 Identity in old age and approaching death?”

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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