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Scenario

How to Balance Guilt Over Immigrant Success with Family Obligations

I feel guilty for enjoying my comfortable American life when my family back in Somalia is struggling, but I also cannot keep sending money that bankrupts me here.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Economic mobility creates survivor's guilt and impossible financial obligations that pit personal stability against family loyalty.

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 Cultural assimilation vs. preservation?”

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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