Periagoge
Scenario

When single parents struggle with teenage independence after loss

My teenage kids and I have been living alone together since their other parent died and we've gotten really close but now that they're starting to become independent I can feel them pulling away and I don't know how to let go without abandoning them. We're all figuring out what family means now.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Grief can intensify family bonds in ways that complicate the natural process of adolescent separation.

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

“Where Are You with Pacific Islander community values?”

Peri

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