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Scenario

How friend groups adapt when trauma changes the dynamic

My friend group from college has stayed close for fifteen years but one person in our group went through something really traumatic last year and they've become much more serious and intense, and the rest of us don't know how to be with them in this new version of themselves without losing the lightness that used to define us together.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

When someone's suffering outgrows the container that held your shared joy, everyone must decide what kind of friends they actually want to be.

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

“Where Are You with Adolescence and the parent-teen relationship?”

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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