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Scenario

How to Honor Your Parents' Sacrifice While Living Your Own Life

My immigrant parents sacrificed everything for my education but I chose art over medicine and twenty years later I still feel like I'm failing their story of what my life should be.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Carrying the weight of others' dreams for us can make it impossible to claim authorship of our own story.

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 Autobiography and the story you tell about your life?”

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.