Networks
I have historically responded poorly to support from others. I remember telling a friend when I was a teenager that I didn’t trust her – or anyone else, for that matter – because girls can sometimes be mean to each other, and being a teenager is hard. I felt more comfortable with a hard shell, considered myself more lone wolf than pack animal. And when I encountered smiling faces telling me about the really great group they belonged to and maybe I would like to join , I shuddered at the...