Shame of staying too long

"I should have left sooner." That sentence carries so much weight. It's sharp. It's relentless. And it shows up at 2 am when everything feels louder. You replay conversations. You revisit red flags. You search for the moment you "should have known." And in doing so, you punish yourself. But here's the truth: Smart women stay. Capable women stay. Emotionally women stay. Not because they're weak. Because they believe in growth.