Periagoge
Scenario

When family treats professional success as compensation for personal failure

My mom keeps sending me articles about freezing my eggs and I want to tell her that my career is not a consolation prize for not having kids.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Achievement outside traditional female roles can be dismissed as inadequate substitutes for conventional fulfillment.

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 Femininity — constructed and contested?”

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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