Periagoge
Scenario

How success narratives erase the cost of climbing

My success story gets told at company diversity events but they always leave out the part where I had to choose between therapy and helping my mom pay rent.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Public celebration of upward mobility often sanitizes the painful trade-offs and ongoing family obligations that mobility requires.

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 Social mobility and identity shift?”

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.