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Scenario

When Coming Out to Your Children Changes Your Relationship With Them

I came out to my teenage daughter and she's been distant ever since and I'm wondering if I've damaged our relationship by sharing this part of myself.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Parental authenticity risks disrupting the child's sense of stability and their understanding of who their parent has always been.

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 Sexual orientation as identity?”

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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