Periagoge
Scenario

When couples become strangers while sharing intense experiences

My partner and I have been trying to conceive for three years through IVF and the medical appointments, hormone cycles, and constant hope-disappointment cycle is making us feel like strangers who happen to share this incredibly intense thing but can't actually talk about it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Profound shared experience can paradoxically create distance when each person's coping mechanisms prevent genuine encounter with the other's reality.

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

“Where Are You with African healing traditions for mental distress?”

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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