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Scenario

When financial family support creates guilt about personal achievements

My parents paid for my college and down payment while my friends have student loans and can barely afford rent, but I still feel like I earned everything I have through hard work.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The discomfort of benefiting from advantages while maintaining a narrative of individual merit creates internal tension about what is truly earned.

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 Privilege and its acknowledgment?”

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.