Being Brave Actually Kind Of Sucks

We tend to talk about being brave as this positive, empowering thing, but... is it?

Dear Creators,

It’s been a rough year so far.

I was texting my friend Kate the other day — she was recently diagnosed with MS and a damaged vagus nerve and has spent more time in the hospital this year than out of it — and she said something that stuck with me:

“I’m so tired and defeated.”

Now, this isn’t something I hear a whole lot — in U.S. culture, at…