Periagoge
Scenario

How to address toxic behavior in long-term friend groups

Our friend group has been tight since college but one person in our circle has become increasingly difficult to be around — they dominate conversations, dismiss others, make everything about them — and the rest of us have started planning things without them, which feels terrible but also necessary.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A beloved community is quietly fracturing because no one knows how to confront behavior that's destroying the group dynamic.

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 African ubuntu and intergenerational responsibility?”

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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