Every day, all around us, people are avoiding the conversations they need to have.

A friend ghosts instead of saying goodbye. A partner stays silent about growing resentment. A colleague swallows their ideas in meetings. Someone loses a loved one, and we fumble for words, reaching for safe phrases we've heard before.

We're not avoiding these conversations because we're unkind or uncaring. We avoid them because we simply don't know how to have them.

This is why I'm starting a series called "Hard Conversations."

Each week, we'll stand at a crossroads together. We'll explore two paths: the easy one - where we stay silent, where we ghost, where we nod and smile and swallow our truth. And the harder path - where we speak up, where we stay present, where we brave the unknown of genuine connection.

We'll see how these choices ripple through time. How the easy path might feel safe in the moment, but slowly erodes who we are. How the hard path might feel impossible at first, but leads us exactly where we need to go.

The truth is simple and absolute: everything we want lives on the other side of these conversations. Every time we choose to have one, we step closer to who we're meant to be. Every time we avoid one, we stay stuck in who we've been.

Join me as we learn together. No scripts. No perfect words. Just real talk about the conversations that shape our lives, and the choices that determine who we become.

What conversation are you avoiding? Which path will you choose?