Periagoge
Scenario

How to honor parents while following personal calling

My parents sacrificed everything so I could become a doctor but I want to quit medicine to teach inner-city kids and I feel like I'm betraying their dreams.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Career change toward service conflicts with immigrant parents' vision of successful assimilation.

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 Jewish tikkun olam as legacy framework?”

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.