She knew exactly where to aim. For more than a decade, Leah and her best friend Monica said almost everything to each other through voice messages... from grocery aisles, carpool lines, kitchens, and the edges of ordinary life. Then Monica entrusted Leah with something fragile: a fear about her marriage she hadn't told anyone else. Months later, during an argument, Leah used it against her. One sentence. Said in anger. Delivered with perfect accuracy. The friendship ended. Thirteen years later, Leah has apologized, respected Monica's silence, and spent more than a decade becoming someone who knows what to do when another person hands her something vulnerable. But one question remains: How long are you required to punish yourself for something you genuinely regret?

“The Thing You Trusted Me With” is a story about broken trust, remorse, friendship, and the difficult work of self-forgiveness... not by deciding that what you did was acceptable, but by becoming someone who would no longer do it. Because you don't prove you're sorry by suffering indefinitely. You prove you're sorry by who you become afterward. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 01:58 The Story 34:00 The Conversation with Leah 43:20 The Takeaway MUSIC Brahms — Three Intermezzi, Op. 117: II Piano arrangement by Hiroshi Munekawa Recorded, produced and published by Gregor Quendel © 2025 CLASSICALS.DE EXCLUSIVE RECORDINGS License: Creative Commons CC BY-NC 4.0 SHARE YOUR STORY Have you ever hurt someone in a way you couldn't undo... or carried an apology long after the other person stopped listening? I'd be honoured to help you tell it. Email SayOneMoreThingPod@gmail.com Names and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of the guest and the people involved in this episode. I'm Andrea Appelwick. This is If I Could Say One More Thing.