My brother came out as trans two years ago and while I love him completely, our extended family has split into camps about it and now every holiday feels like navigating a minefield where we're all pretending everything is normal but half the family deadnames him and the other half is furious about it. We don't know how to be a family anymore when some of us fundamentally disagree about what accepting each other means.
More people experience this than they realize.
A family is discovering that unconditional love and belonging can fracture when core beliefs about identity and acceptance don't align across generations and relationships.
“Where Are You with Family as belonging — and its limits?”
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.