Most people carry the hard stretch quietly and hope it passes on its own. You reached out instead. That takes something real, and I am so glad you did it.
We keep each group small on purpose, so everybody gets a turn to talk and nobody gets lost in the crowd. That's why there's a list. You're on it now, and I'll come find you when there's room.
Different jobs, different states, different hard things nobody chose. Some are on mile two and some are on mile twenty, and nobody is asked to be further along than they are.
