Simone Gurindo

And...

feeling like I wanted to reach out, but wondering if, you know, it's what Jenny was saying, like,

I felt like maybe I wasn't doing this right.

Like she knew how to do this.

She was doing great.

She felt strong.

And I, on the other hand, was not doing so well in my new life.

So I was nervous, but thankfully she was bold.

She reached out.

She said, come over for TV and wine.

And I basically ran over there in my pajamas.

And that night we had this really intimate conversation, I think, because we both needed someone to talk to so much.

And I'll never forget it.

At the end of the night, she said, thank you for opening up to me.

And it's so simple.

It's such a simple phrase, but it really stunned me, I think, because it shifted my perspective on how you show up in a relationship and a friendship.

I think I had thought that to share my struggles was that I was a burden if I did that.

And she was saying, no, it's a gift.

And just that phrase in and of itself was an invitation.

And after that, we went on to cook each other dinner, as you talked about.