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Scenario

When parent and adult child enable each other's avoidance

My adult son moved back home during the pandemic and never left and we're both depressed and enabling each other's isolation in ways that feel comfortable but aren't healthy. We watch shows together and order food and avoid the bigger questions about what we're both avoiding in our lives.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Mutual comfort in shared stagnation prevents both people from confronting what they need to change individually.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Autism spectrum — lived experience?”

Peri

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