Periagoge
Scenario

When families avoid discussing a terminal diagnosis

My mom is dying and my family keeps trying to make everything normal and cheerful when she's around, but I think she knows and I think she wants to talk about it. We're all protecting each other from conversations that maybe we all actually need to have.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A group of people who love each other are choosing a familiar kind of suffering over an unknown kind of honesty.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Long-term partnership — sustaining love over time?”

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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