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Scenario

How long-term friend groups navigate internal breakups and shifting loyalties

Our friend group has been together for fifteen years and two people in it went through a really messy breakup last year and now every gathering feels tense because we're all trying to navigate loyalties and nobody wants to be the one to address it directly.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

When the personal becomes political within a chosen family, silence often preserves the structure while eroding the substance.

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 Intergenerational conversation — talking to descendants?”

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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