Periagoge
Scenario

When emotional expression gets spiritually interpreted without consent

I started crying during our silent sit and afterwards three people told me they were proud of my breakthrough but it was not a breakthrough I was just sad and now I feel like I performed emotion for them.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The projection of spiritual significance onto natural human emotion is creating performance pressure.

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 Psychological safety in communities?”

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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.