Our friend group went through something really intense together last year and now we all have different comfort levels with talking about difficult things. Some of us want to process everything openly and others shut down when things get heavy, and we're starting to avoid each other rather than navigate it.
More people experience this than they realize.
A community that survived something difficult together is fracturing along the fault lines of different coping needs and unspoken fears about being too much or not enough.
“Where Are You with Building emotional safety?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.