Periagoge
Scenario

How diaspora families navigate conflicting temporal cultures across continents

My extended family is in crisis because my cousins who stayed in our home country plan everything around religious and seasonal cycles while those of us in America operate on individualistic linear timelines and we can't coordinate visits or major family decisions anymore.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Geographic separation creates temporal separation that fragments family identity across different relationships to time.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Linear vs. cyclical time — cultural differences?”

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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