worthiness
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Seeking Validation and the Rat Race of Social Media
Why am turning to the feeds? Am I bored? Insecure? Looking for worth? Spiraling in comparisons? Venting my anger? Numbing out to avoid something more difficult in my life, or even just a mundane task or a five-minute wait that… Continue reading
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Stop “Shoulding” on Yourself: Why Do We Carry Shame over Morally Neutral Tasks?
If you’re honest you can probably fill in the following blank: I feel shame that ________ isn’t __________ (meeting some spoken or unspoken expectation). If you’re anything like me, you can fill in this blank a myriad of ways: Shame… Continue reading
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Struggling with Worthiness
I’m starting this blog as a step of faith, and to push back against my struggle with worthiness. For the past eight years I have taught English classes at a community college. I’ve been an adjunct because that’s what’s worked… Continue reading
Danielle Klafter 