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Scenario

When couples face exclusion from insular community power structures

My partner and I moved to this small town three years ago and we're starting to see how the same families control everything - the school board, the city council, local businesses - and anyone who questions how things work gets quietly frozen out. We want to stay involved in our kids' school but we're watching other families who spoke up at meetings suddenly find themselves excluded from everything.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The price of belonging in tight-knit communities often requires silence about harmful dynamics.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The toxicity of some tribes?”

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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