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Scenario

How couples navigate fertility struggles with different coping styles

My wife and I have been trying to get pregnant for two years and we're starting IVF next month, but we process stress completely differently - she researches everything obsessively and I just shut down. We're both scared and we're handling it in ways that make the other person feel more alone.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people sharing the same profound uncertainty are discovering their survival strategies create distance precisely when they most need closeness.

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 Parasocial relationships?”

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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