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Myths about goals, self-improvement, and generally being human
This article is cross-posted from my weekly newsletter, The Sunday Soother, a newsletter about clarity, intention, and useful tips for creating more meaning in your life that goes out every Sunday morning. Subscribe here. I am also a coach who works with sensitive people so they can stop second-guessing, make decisions confidently and live the life they’ve always dreamed of. You can learn more about working with me here.
The human experience is one of being, not of fixing.
You can listen to this essay as audio here
Happy Sunday, Soothers, and happy new year. As per usual, a lot is going on, with 2021 kicking things off with an attempted coup in my hometown. Cool, cool, cool… While I’ve been on newsletter break, I’ve actually been producing content in a lot of other places so first wanted to draw your attention there:
On my Instagram I wrote about a new philosophy of healing I’m developing called The Sensitivity Wound. I also wrote about the nuanced balance between self-care and fighting for social justice and how to make sure you’re not retreating into self-care and bypassing your duties on helping change this world (and re-visited my commitment to anti-racist work).
