Going through a difficult time can feel a lot like carrying a stack of delicate china while walking on a tightrope. What you don’t need at that moment is to have to hide how much you are struggling to keep everything from falling out of your arms—or worse, to pretend it’s a breeze. You may not be able to set down the china or step off the tightrope right now, but you can at least admit that what you’re doing is hard.
