Friendships Have Seasons—And So Do We

On Caregiving, Connections, and Finding Your Way to the People Who Matter

the four seasons

I’ve written a lot about the importance of community—and feeling a sense of belonging within it.

It sounds obvious. Practical. Almost like common sense.

And yet, during caregiving, it was anything but easy.

There were real barriers:

• Time — Caregiving is constant. Even when I stepped away, my mind stayed with him.

• Guilt — He was the one suffer…