Periagoge
Scenario

How proximity to suffering creates unexpressed obligation

I watched my neighbor struggle with cancer treatments alone for months and only waved politely, never offering the help I kept thinking about giving.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Witnessing pain up close can generate both empathy and paralysis, leaving us complicit in isolation we could have interrupted.

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 Grief and regret — what we wish we'd said?”

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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