I'm Tired of Being Available
Your phone lights up and, for a split second, it feels like you have been assigned a task. That tiny stress response is what we are pulling apart today. We are Maria and Justin, and we keep noticing the same pattern: texts, DMs, group chats, and notifications create an always-on expectation where “being a good friend” starts to look like constant availability.
We talk about what we miss from the home phone era, why multitasking through conversations leaves us feeling disconnected, and why the guilt of unread messages can quietly fuel anxiety. We also get into the bigger machine behind it all…
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