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Scenario

When parent-teen relationships get stuck in pursuit-distance cycles

My teenage daughter and I used to be close but this past year she's pulled away and I've responded by trying harder to connect, which makes her pull away more. We're stuck in this dance where my love feels like pressure to her and her distance feels like rejection to me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sometimes the harder you reach for someone, the more you teach them that your love requires their performance.

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 Living with loss long-term?”

Peri

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