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Scenario

When friend groups split over how to help someone in crisis

Our friend group has been tight for over a decade, but one person is going through something really difficult and half of us want to give them space while the other half thinks we should intervene more directly. The split is starting to affect all our other relationships and gatherings feel tense.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Competing impulses to care are threatening the very community that could provide healing.

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 Cult dynamics — when belonging becomes captivity?”

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.

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.