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Scenario

When siblings handle inherited mental health struggles differently

My sister and I both inherited our mom's depression but we cope in completely opposite ways — she goes to therapy and takes medication while I exercise and meditate — and now we judge each other's choices and can't talk about our shared pain anymore. We used to be each other's lifeline and now we're just two people avoiding the same family dinner.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Shared trauma can become a source of division when people find different paths to healing and mistake their coping mechanism for the only right way.

Your guide for this
Mira
Mira works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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“Where Are You with Love & Mental Health?”

Peri

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