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Scenario

How to support friends in crisis while protecting your need for solitude

My best friend just broke up with her boyfriend and wants to move in with me 'temporarily' but I've been living alone for two years now and it's the first time in my life I've felt truly at peace. I want to support her but I also know I'll lose something precious if I say yes, and I feel selfish even thinking that.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The impulse to help conflicts with the recognition that solitude has become essential to wellbeing, creating guilt around necessary boundaries.

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

“Where Are You with The choice to live alone — solitude and flourishing?”

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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