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Scenario

Why success can feel like betrayal of your family's struggles

My Salvadoran father worked three jobs so I could go to law school and now I make more in a month than he made in a year and the guilt is eating me alive.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Economic mobility can create psychological distance that makes gratitude feel indistinguishable from abandonment.

Your guide for this
Rabia
Rabia works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with The hyphenated identity and belonging?”

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.