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Scenario

When family humor feels like disguised cruelty

My mother-in-law makes passive aggressive jokes about my cooking every holiday and everyone laughs like it's harmless but it's destroying me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Jokes can serve as socially acceptable vehicles for hostility that becomes harder to address directly.

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 Jokes and their structure?”

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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