It can be difficult to settle on an explanation of self-worth. Is it related to the roles that I take on in my life, or the skills that I can demonstrate in various ways, or the dollars that I am able to earn? Is it the relationships that I have, or the contributions that I…
Am I on the good-enough continuum?
Most of us feel good about ourselves when we have a high opinion about our skills and our performance. On the other side of the coin, we tend to feel bad about ourselves when we judge our skills or behaviour as not up to scratch. What is the basis that we use for judging what…
Freeing myself: The perception of others
We can find ourselves churning over and over things that people have said or done, or the things that we feel they have neglected to say or do. We may feel hurt or angry by their actions or inactions, their words or their silence. Mostly, we take on board their behaviour, interpret it in the…