Periagoge
Scenario

How to care for the elder who once cared for you

My grandmother raised me but now she has dementia and keeps asking for her own mother and I do not know how to comfort her or honor what she gave me.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The reversal of caregiver roles challenges the fundamental structure of intergenerational debt and gratitude.

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 African communal parenting traditions?”

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.

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