Tag: resilience
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The One Where I Finally Stopped Settling for “Good Enough” Dave still says therapy doesn’t work for him.But here’s the thing — therapy works. He just hasn’t found the right therapist. And honestly? It took me years—and seven therapists—to find mine. The first one talked more than I did.The second gave me whiplash — one…
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When Sleeplessness Isn’t Mania — It’s the Weight of Everything Anybody who knows me knows I don’t do all-nighters.Jamie used to make fun of me for it — no matter what we were doing, I’d hit my wall by 2AM like clockwork. My brain would just…power down. So when I stayed awake for nearly a…
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The Excuses That Keep Everyone Stuck There’s this phrase people love to hide behind: “When I ___, then I’ll be happy.”It sounds harmless — hopeful, even. But when you zoom out, it’s really just an excuse. I’ve lived surrounded by it. Ex-husband:“When I get a permanent position, we can have a baby.”He gets one.“When we…
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The Ghost of the Girl I Used to Be That girl in the photo? She’s a stranger to me now. She was in her first year of homeownership and her first “grown-up” job. Working on her bachelor’s degree. Juggling a goofy dog and an even goofier fiancé. She battled her own demons, sure, but she…