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Scenario

When education creates distance from your family

I'm the first person in my family to go to college and now I use words they don't understand and have opinions they find threatening, and I feel like I'm losing my roots to become someone they can't love.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

She's experiencing the painful tension between intellectual growth and cultural belonging, where self-development feels like betrayal.

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 Self-concept and how it forms?”

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.