Periagoge
Scenario

Why upward mobility can feel like abandoning your cultural origins

I am successful in corporate America but I feel like I am betraying my working-class immigrant parents by not bringing them into my new world

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Achievement has created distance from your roots and success feels like a form of cultural betrayal.

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 Cultural belonging — heritage and diaspora?”

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.