THRIVE WITHIN NOW

For a long time, I thought showing up meant saying yes. Yes to plans when I was exhausted. Yes to being the “strong one.” Yes to listening, supporting, fixing — even when I had nothing left to give. Somewhere along the way, showing up became tangled with overextending. I believed that being a good friend, partner, or family member meant being endlessly available. And slowly, quietly, that belief started to wear me down. That’s why reading The Art of Showing Up  felt so ground