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Somewhere along the way, a lot of us learned that our worth in a community is tied to what we produce for it. How well you speak in front of people, how many likes your post gets, whether you’re impressive enough to earn your seat at the table. In this episode, Nicole, Monica, and Emmylou talked about the difference between a community that watches your performance and one that actually knows you.

• In the communities we’re each part of right now, does anyone there know about our bad weeks, or only our good ones?
  

WHAT, NOW?

Think of the community you’re most involved in right now. If you brought your actual struggles there instead of your polished self, do you believe you’d still belong? Sit with your honest answer, whatever it is.

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