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Scenario

When humor becomes a family coping mechanism

I make jokes about my dad's drinking at family dinners and everyone laughs but I can see the pain in my mom's eyes and I don't know how to stop.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Comedy is being used to avoid confronting painful family truths that need addressing.

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 Comedy as truth-telling?”

Peri

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