My partner and I have been the only interracial couple in our friend group for years and lately we're realizing how much we've both been performing 'easy' for everyone else's comfort and now we don't know how to stop pretending it doesn't matter without losing the people we care about.
More people experience this than they realize.
The exhaustion of managing others' discomfort with your identity while protecting relationships that may not actually include all of who you are.
“Where Are You with Discrimination as belonging denied?”
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.