Periagoge
Scenario

When your religious community treats you as dead for leaving

I left my ultra-Orthodox community three years ago and my parents still sit shiva for me like I am dead and I see my siblings at the grocery store and they look right through me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The price of authentic selfhood can be the complete severing of foundational relationships.

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 Leaving a community?”

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.