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Scenario

When parents and children protect each other from difficult emotions after family changes

My teenage daughter and I used to be close, but since her dad and I divorced last year we've been walking on eggshells around each other — she's protecting me from her anger about the divorce and I'm protecting her from my guilt — and our relationship has become so careful it doesn't feel real anymore.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people who love each other are choosing distance over honesty because they think protection looks like silence, but their care is creating disconnection.

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

“Where Are You with Post-traumatic growth — what can grow in the soil of loss?”

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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