The Art of Showing Up: How to Be There for Yourself and Your People

by Rachel Wilkerson Miller

“I’ve already told you how I feel about this; I don’t think I’m the best person to vent to about it anymore.”

When we’re envious of someone, it’s easy to erase their struggles from the narrative, or to assume there aren’t any.

The more power/privilege you have in a given situation, the more responsibility you have to speak up.

Trying to force a friendship for the sake of group harmony rarely ends well.

People who are upset want to be heard; don’t cut them off in your rush to apologize.

“Words of apology, no matter how sincere, will not heal a broken connection if you haven’t listened well to the hurt party’s anger and pain,”