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Scenario

When family members follow different spiritual paths after leaving shared faith

My brother and I both left the church where we grew up but we've landed in completely different places - he's become Buddhist and I'm exploring Judaism and our parents are heartbroken. When we're all together now there's this careful politeness around anything spiritual and I miss the shared language we used to have, even if we've all outgrown it.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The dissolution of inherited belief can scatter a family into separate spiritual territories, leaving love intact but communion lost.

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 Conversion — gaining a new tradition?”

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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