The Friend You Almost Lost: How Vulnerability Saved Our Friendship

What happens when a friendship hits a breaking point, and you choose to repair it instead of run?I sit down with Holly Curtis—brilliant creative director, sauna companion, and the friend who answered the phone when I had my first panic attack in an orthodontist parking lot. Holly and I have been friends for a decade, we're on each other's emergency contact lists for literally everything, and we almost lost each other.We talk about the Newport Folk Festival rupture, the midnight apology letter, and why we decided this friendship was worth fighting for. But we also get into matching metallic snowsuits through Covid fires, constantly lowering our expectations and being really excited when plans actually happen, and the Gilmore Girls vs. Parenthood debate.This isn't about perfect friendship. It's about the messy, vulnerable, life-saving kind - the kind where you can call from a parking lot and someone says, "I can feel that you're not okay." For anyone who’s ever almost lost a friend, wonders if deep friendship is still possible in midlife, or knows the feeling of calling someone, crying from a parking lot.Follow Holly on Instagram. Join the campfire → yeahnoforsure.show | Instagram → @theyeahnoforsureshowHolly's Friend Pick: Wooden Spoon Magic Magnesium for better sleep (way better than another glass of rosé). Use code YEAHNOFORSURE for 10% off.