Periagoge
Scenario

How economic mobility can create social isolation

I got a better job and moved to a nicer area but I don't know how to act around my new neighbors and I miss being somewhere where everyone understood struggle.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You're experiencing the unexpected loneliness that can accompany upward mobility when it separates you from your community of origin.

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 Poverty and 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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.