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That night, she didn't spiral. She wrote down three things she remembered about her dad. And in the morning, she drove back to Towne Lake Parkway—not to cancel, but to show up.

Today was different. Today, the thing she was running from—a tidal wave of grief over her father’s sudden passing—had finally caught up. She couldn’t outdrive it.

She was led to a room at the end of the hall. On the wall was a framed print of the Woodstock square, and beside it, a land acknowledgment. It felt rooted. Real. thriveworks counseling & psychiatry woodstock

Her counselor, Dr. Ramesh, was already there. He wasn't scribbling on a notepad or staring at a clock. He was just sitting, calmly, as if he had all the time in the world.

Nora hung her wet coat on the hook. "I have homework," she said. And she smiled—a real, tired, genuine smile. That night, she didn't spiral

For the first time in six months, Nora cried. Not the polite, single-tear kind of cry, but the ugly, heaving, can’t-breathe kind. Dr. Ramesh didn't hand her a tissue immediately. He let her have the moment.

It felt like a garden that had been left untended. Overgrown, yes. Wild, absolutely. But still there. Still capable of growth. Today was different

"Tell me about the rain," he said, instead of "How are you?"