The Journal

Where we name what you've been carrying — and offer ways to set it down.

The Relationship You’re Maintaining Without Meaning To frameworks guilt identity obligation relationships Feb 15, 2026

On invisible agreements, inherited roles, and the quiet persistence of obligation

Not all relationships are chosen.

Some are maintained through momentum. Through history. Through an unspoken se...

The Quiet Guilt of Being Easy to Love frameworks guilt relationships Feb 01, 2026

On relational fluency, hidden labor, and the frameworks that make room for you

There is a cultural virtue we rarely question: being easy to be with.

We praise the friend who never complicates ...