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Scenario

When Your Parent's Memory Doesn't Match Your Childhood Experience

I keep waiting for my mother to acknowledge the emotional abuse from my childhood but she genuinely seems to remember it differently and I do not know if she is lying or if trauma changed her memory.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The hope for validation from someone whose reality fundamentally differs from yours can become its own form of suffering.

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 Forgiving parents?”

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.