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Scenario

How to revitalize stagnant longtime friend groups

Our friend group has been tight for over a decade but lately it feels like we only get together to complain about our lives and everyone leaves feeling worse than when we arrived. We keep saying we should plan something fun but nobody takes initiative and I think we're all secretly wondering if we've outgrown each other.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Familiar bonds can calcify into habitual negativity when no one takes responsibility for nurturing what the relationship could 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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