@audacitytothrivecoach: I have been both people in this conversation. Adversity can train the mind to treat a protective assumption like a proven fact. “I may be bothering them” quietly becomes “I am a burden.” That is a heavy conclusion to draw from incomplete data. The engineer in me knows better. The human in me has still done it. Part of repair is learning to check the story before we obey it. Sometimes people really do want us to stay. Sometimes we want them to stay and need to become brave enough to say so. A little Sunday light: healthy connection may not be something all of us were taught, but it is something we can learn. We deserve relationships where care is clear, safety is mutual, and nobody is left guessing whether they matter. Which one have you been: the person preparing to leave, the person quietly wishing they would stay, or both? Continue to try…. That’s what creates change Cory George, Ed.S.,MA. Emotional Wellness Architect/Author/I Give A Damn

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