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Scenario

Why watching friends become parents can feel like abandonment

I am watching all my friends disappear into baby world and I am genuinely happy for them but I feel like I am being left behind on some planet they all decided to leave.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Major life transitions create communities of shared experience that necessarily exclude those who choose differently.

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 Chosen childlessness and its social dimension?”

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.