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Scenario

How returning home can feel like moving backward

I moved back to my hometown after fifteen years away and everyone still sees me as who I was in high school and not who I have become.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Communities sometimes preserve versions of us that we have outgrown, making return feel like regression.

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 Belonging and joy — what community feels like when it works?”

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.