What if asking for help was actually a sacred act of intimacy?

In this episode, Dre and Em circle around the quiet bravery it takes to receive. From post-surgery support to spilled soup and “airport asks,” they explore the deep discomfort so many of us feel when we’re not the helper—but the one in need.

Dre shares her journey as a recovering over-giver who once wore independence like armor, until she realized that saying “I’m fine” was costing her connection. Together, they unpack the hidden wounds behind hyper-independence, the epidemic of loneliness it feeds, and why learning to receive is a practice of trust, surrender, and letting love in.

This is a conversation about softening. About asking. About remembering that we don’t have to carry it all alone.

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