Why You Feel Drained After Conversations That Weren't Even Hard
You didn't have a difficult conversation. Nothing dramatic happened. And yet you came home completely empty. Here's the name for the invisible work you've been doing in every room you walk into - and what it's been costing you.
She Said That's Okay. But It Wasn't.
My daughter came home from school, told me someone had been mean to her, he apologized, and she said "that's okay." When I asked if it actually was okay, she said no. That moment stopped me cold. Because I recognized it immediately. Not just in her. In myself. In every woman I've ever worked with who keeps the peace at the cost of her own truth.