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Scenario

When couples therapy becomes performance instead of healing

My wife and I have been in therapy for six months trying to work through our different approaches to parenting and we've made some progress but I notice we both perform for the therapist instead of being completely honest about our resentments. We keep having the same fights at home that we can't seem to have in session.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The container meant to hold authentic dialogue has become another stage for protective personas.

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 Grief as psychological process?”

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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