You’re Not Special (Neither Am I)

A primer on how to like yourself

Photo by Oscar Keys on Unsplash

This week I'm resharing one of my most popular posts on cultivating confidence and self-worth. This repost emerged from a recent discussion I had with my family about raising kids who genuinely like themselves (a revolutionary concept, I know). From that talk, I realized that figuring out how to parent confident children is challenging for many of us because we are still struggling with worthiness as adults. We're never taught how to feel worthy without being "special.” So we end up like Hasan Minaj in this post, fabricating stories to feel enough. Let's not be Hasan, mkay? Read this post and let me know your next steps for building your confidence in the comments.

Dear Worthy Woman,

This week, I've been thinking a lot about self-worth and what it means to cultivate it. I'd love to hear your take on where I've landed.

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