When people think about self-respect, they often imagine something dramatic. Standing up to a bully. Leaving a toxic relationship. Drawing a firm line and refusing to cross it. Those moments certainly matter. But self-respect isn’t usually lost in one big decision. It’s chipped away in dozens of small moments that barely register on our radar. […]
When’s the last time someone really listened to you? Not waited for their turn to talk. Not jumped in with advice. Not minimized. Not redirected the conversation back to themselves. I mean really listened. The kind of listening where you feel yourself exhale a little. Where you don’t have to organize your feelings perfectly before […]
If it wasn’t safe to be fully yourself as a child, it will feel unfamiliar to be fully yourself as an adult. Not wrong. Not impossible. Just… unfamiliar. And that distinction matters. Because when something feels unfamiliar, your system doesn’t interpret it as growth. It interprets it as risk. This Didn’t Start with You Now […]
June 18, 2010 @ 8:51 pm
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