Periagoge
Scenario

When survival traits get repackaged as entrepreneurial advantages

My startup is doing well and investors keep praising my immigrant work ethic like it is a superpower instead of trauma response from growing up with nothing.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Trauma responses born from necessity become commodified as positive attributes without acknowledgment of their painful origins.

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 Postcolonial identity and decolonization?”

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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