growth—it just means recognizing that our worth isn't tied to achieving a flawless image. Carl Rogers, the influential humanistic psychologist, once said, “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” It's in that acceptance...
From pushing away the people I love and housing self-defeating mindsets to repeatedly self-harming in my teenage years, I’ve been down this dark alley more than once. As I’ve grown, however, I’ve realized thatself-destructive behaviors are an expression of theShadow Self(aka., our ‘d...
We knew none of this until August 10 th, eleven days after the account was shut down. Now I am left in the mortifying position of having unjustly imputed an ignoble motive to Facebook. I must say it’s a pity that whoever decided to close my account (certainly not the kind official ...
Every time I am forced to wear a mask, I know I am betraying myself and others. I can’t escape that truth, no matter what the justification for agreeing to slavery. Is avoiding going to jail or getting a huge fine enough to acquiesce? Well, that decision is up to each individual. ...
I mean, I have moments where I’m like, “Why am I doing this? This is the worst thing ever. My life is miserable right now.”But rising above those moments is tremendous.And then you also have those moments where you’re just in pure bliss....
t know how to properly take care of my EDS. I need to see my doctors, but when I collapse in a random place, people take me to just any doctor. Another challenge is that people think I am isolating myself because I want to. ...
I consider myself to be pretty lucky. I get to travel a lot. I get to work with fantastic team members and clients. I get to see first hand the changes in people’s lives because of my role. Although I have 3 phones – long story – I am able to completely disconnect from work ...
So what am I supposed to make of something like this? This is the time for white people and non-black POC to look at themselves in the mirror, take a hard look, and realise that you are not George Floyd in this story. In this story, and in all the different versions of this story...
“Does anybody want some?” 70 jars went out my door in a month and a half. I thought, “Huh. That’s interesting,” but I did nothing with it because I had never considered myself to be a businessperson. Like I said, my background isn’t something that I considered to be ...
I agree that I start yelling when I haven’t been taking care of myself… But it’s never by choice! No matter how much you commit to take care of yourself there are just going to be times when there’s not enough sleep or not enough help or not enough time, or not enough suppor...