this is why being the "bigger person" isn't enough — and why constantly avoiding conflict is quietly eroding your relationships and stripping away your earnestness.

if you’ve been taught to suppress your feelings, keep the peace, or stay silent just to be the "mature one," you might actually be building resentment, distance, and disconnection without realizing it.

in this episode, we’re unpacking how avoidance becomes a slippery slope — and why true connection requires confrontation, honesty, and standing firmly in your truth, even when it's uncomfortable.

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CREDITS:

host: Priscilla O. Agyeman,MPH, founder of Saddie Baddies®

produced by: Eduay, founder of Dos Catorce® Production Co.

cover art & photography: Eduay, founder of Dos Catorce® Production Co.