Periagoge
Scenario

When you're caught between family and medical systems

I translate for my mom at every doctor's appointment and yesterday they asked me to explain why she won't take antidepressants and I don't know how to bridge that gap.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Cultural brokering places impossible responsibility on children to translate not just language but entire worldviews between incompatible systems.

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 Diaspora identity — living between worlds?”

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.