Periagoge
Scenario

When couples disagree about staying in gentrifying neighborhoods

My partner and I keep having the same argument about whether to stay in this gentrifying neighborhood where we've built our life together, and I think we're really fighting about whether we're complicit in erasing the history that was here before us. We both feel guilty but we also love our home and neither of us knows how to hold both truths.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The weight of participating in historical change creates moral paralysis when personal attachment conflicts with collective responsibility.

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 Historical consciousness and temporal depth?”

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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