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Scenario

How to handle friends who mourn your old identity

My best friend since childhood keeps saying she 'mourns' the person I used to be and I don't know if I should be patient with her grief or protect myself from it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The celebration of self-discovery becomes entangled with others' experiences of loss, complicating the joy of becoming.

Your guide for this
Juana
Juana works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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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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