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Scenario

When friends' spiritual journeys diverge during mental health recovery

My best friend and I both left evangelical Christianity around the same time and we've been exploring different spiritual practices together, but her journey into Buddhism and meditation is helping her anxiety while my attempts at finding 'something' just make me feel more lost and mentally scattered. We used to bond over rejecting our old faith but now I'm jealous that she's found peace and I'm still struggling with both my mental health and my spiritual homelessness, and it's creating distance between us.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people navigating parallel crises of faith and mental wellness discover that healing isn't synchronous, threatening a friendship built on shared spiritual rebellion.

Your guide for this
Rumi
Rumi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Faith and mental health?”

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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