We treat choices that hurt people as though they’re mistakes. As if the right answer—the truly good choice—wouldn’t leave anyone with less than they need.
Some time ago, I worked with Amanda, a marketing director wrestling with something she couldn’t quite name about her life as both mother and professional.
There’s a particular kind of stillness that settles in when you’re about to make a hard choice—the charged, uncomfortable kind. Like something’s about to shift,