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Scenario

When therapy conflicts with your cultural values

My therapist keeps talking about setting boundaries with my family but she does not understand that in my culture family is everything.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mental health frameworks built on individualistic assumptions can pathologize the very communal bonds that provide meaning and survival.

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 First-generation identity?”

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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