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Scenario

Why upward mobility can feel like moving backward

My husband wants to buy a house in the suburbs with his promotion money, but I grew up there and moving back feels like admitting I never really escaped.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Geographic and economic choices carry complex psychological meanings about progress, identity, and belonging.

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 Identity and money — what wealth does to selfhood?”

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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