The whole experience was, to me, exactly what showing up looks like in practice. It’s doing mundane tasks, like going to the doctor, even when you don’t want to. It’s saying, “You need to get help,” to someone you love. It’s listening to your people when they tell you it’s time to talk to a professional. It’s not pretending to be chill when you’re actually quite worried. It isn’t easy or sexy or fun; it’s often inconvenient and potentially very expensive and incredibly vulnerable. It doesn’t usually happen in ways that end with a dramatic “and that changed my life.” Sometimes, it’s just going
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