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Scenario

When friend groups outgrow their original purpose

My neighborhood book club started as four friends meeting monthly and now it's become this thing where we barely discuss books and mostly complain about our lives. Half of us want to get back to actual reading and half of us seem to need it as therapy time, and nobody wants to be the one to say anything.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A gathering that once served one shared need has evolved to serve different needs for different people, and the group is stuck between honoring what it was and acknowledging what it's become.

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

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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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