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Scenario

When adult siblings avoid important conversations about family history

My siblings and I know our mom is getting older and we keep saying we should ask her all the family stories before it's too late but every time we get together we talk about surface stuff and nobody wants to be the one to bring up the heavy topics. We all feel the clock ticking but we're paralyzed by it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Awareness of limited time with elderly parents creates avoidance rather than action when the emotional stakes feel too high.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Time and mortality — death as clarifying force?”

Peri

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