A friend hurt Dawn's feelings, badly, and ten years ago she'd have gone cold and silent. This time, she tried something different.

In Daily Dose 40, Dawn shares how sleep deprivation and old trauma used to drive a "strike first, think later" default, and the phrase that's replacing it: act like you want the people in your world to act. A grounded look at choosing response over reaction, without pretending the hard feelings aren't there.

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