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Scenario

When Code-Switching Becomes Exhausting Performance

My Puerto Rican family says I am too white and my white friends say I am too ethnic, so I code-switch constantly and never feel authentic anywhere.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The demand to adjust one's cultural expression for different audiences creates a fractured sense of self where authenticity becomes impossible.

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 Cultural assimilation vs. preservation?”

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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