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Scenario

How families navigate changing traditions across distance and time

My family keeps doing the same holiday traditions from when my siblings and I were kids even though half of us live across the country now and it feels forced and expensive but my mom gets upset whenever anyone suggests changing anything because 'this is how we've always done it.'

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Ritual nostalgia resists practical adaptation to changed circumstances.

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 Nostalgia — its function and its limits?”

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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