How many times, in the name of being liked, have we withheld what we really wanted to say? How many times have we betrayed ourselves so we wouldn’t be rejected or judged? Being “nice” potentially blocks us from intimacy with the people closest to us, not to mention ourselves. And what about the parts of us we just plain don’t want anyone else to see? Our question this month is, what are the possibilities if we dare to let go of the strategy of being nice?