Periagoge
Scenario

When couples avoid planning for the reality that one will outlive the other

My partner and I keep making five-year plans and retirement goals but we never acknowledge that one of us will probably die first and the other will be alone and it feels like we're building a fantasy instead of preparing for actual reality.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are constructing a shared future that denies the fundamental fact of individual mortality.

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 Heidegger's being-toward-death?”

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.