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Scenario

When couples get stuck romanticizing life before children

My partner and I keep talking about how things were 'simpler' before we had kids and I think we're using those memories to avoid dealing with how hard things actually are now but when I say that they get defensive like I'm attacking our past happiness.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Nostalgia becomes a refuge that prevents honest engagement with present difficulties.

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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