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Scenario

When old friendships struggle to maintain playful humor as life gets heavier

My best friend from college and I used to bond over making fun of our pretentious professors, but now when we try to do comedy about our adult lives, all our jokes feel bitter and cynical instead of playful. We're examining our disappointments through humor but we've lost the lightness that used to make our friendship feel safe and fun.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Their shared coping mechanism of humor has become infected with genuine resentment, threatening the foundation of their connection.

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

“Where Are You with Stand-up comedy as examined life?”

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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