My mom and I used to cook together and laugh and make a mess but now when I visit everything feels choreographed and careful and we both seem afraid to say the wrong thing or break whatever peace we've created.
More people experience this than they realize.
They've both retreated into such safe, polite interaction that the genuine intimacy and natural ease they once shared has been replaced by performed harmony.
“Where Are You with African cosmologies and nature?”
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.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.