Tag: self worth
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It Takes a Village — But Who Holds the Village Up?
“She has nobody” These were the words I heard from my brother when I had already said no to my sister. I changed my mind and plans to accommodate everyone again – because I love them. Became the babysitter again – the children love me and I do love them so much. So last week,…
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The Illusion of a Good Woman
“She is such a humble woman” – this was the comment I read under a video on TikTok and I could not scroll past it. There were many comments like this one on the post and most came from men – but this particular comment drew me in enough for me to stop and ask…
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You Can’t Go Back to Who You Used to Be
On a quiet commute, I found myself asking a question I couldn’t ignore: what is the point of all this? What followed was a slow, uncomfortable unraveling — one that forced me to confront who I had been, and who I was no longer willing to be.
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Have some self respect!
I recently went shopping with a friend I had not seen for a while – when we saw each other, we caught up on what was happening in our lives. We spoke on a variety of issues including our mental wellbeing. One thing that stood out in our conversations was that we were both on…
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