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“A meaningful life is not being rich, being popular, or being perfect. It’s about being real, being humble, being able to share ourselves and touch the lives of others.” ~Unknown Hello, I’m Kortney, and I’m a recovering perfectionist. Like so many of us, I spent the greater part of my life believing that unless something was perfect, it wasn’t good at all. There was really no in-between. If it wasn’t perfect, it was a failure. One of the problems with perfectionism is that it’s common...

In this crazy, virus-driven alternate universe we live in, I think most of us know someone who’s struggling right now—someone who feels overwhelmed, stressed, or stuck, and maybe powerless to help themselves or change their situation. Maybe they’d feel that way even if we weren’t a year-deep into a pandemic. Maybe they’ve always struggled with depression, or low self-esteem, or painful relationship patterns that continually cause them pain. Or maybe you are that person. Maybe life is now...

“Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it.” ~Kahlil Gibran Anxiety has followed me around like a lost dog looking for a bone for years now. I feel it the most acutely when I’m worried about my health or my daughter’s health. I notice a strange rash or feel an unusual sensation and all of a sudden: panic! My worries are not limited to health concerns though, and my ruminations go in the direction of dread about the future of the world, worries...

“When you bring peace to your past, you can move forward to your future.” ~Unknown It amazes me how things that happen in our childhood can greatly impact our adult lives. I learned the hard way that I was living my life with a deep wound in my heart. My father was a very strict man with a temper when I was little, starting when I was around seven years old. He had a way of making me feel like all my efforts were not enough. If I scored an 8 in a math exam, he would say, “Why 8 and not 10?”...

“You’ve been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.” ~Louise L. Hay I dreamed of starting my own business for years. Ten years, exactly. While there are a few reasons it took so long to take the plunge, procrastination is at the top of the list. It’s hard work to change careers, uncomfortable to leave a steady paycheck, and nerve-wracking to think of failure. Even after spending months and years learning, studying, and...

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” ~Leo Tolstoy ​Every day is the same. Every day I’m stiff. Every day I’m tired. These are the two main things that people with fibromyalgia deal with. It’s been like that for a couple of years now. Six to be exact. I’ve faced so much hardship all at one time: no job, no income, no friends, dealing with an emotionally immature/narcissistic mother, and not living where I want to live. All of this is making...

Have you ever received well-intentioned advice while facing intense anxiety, only to feel judged, misunderstood, or condescended? Like, “Calm down!” Or “Just be positive!” Or “Don’t worry so much!” The people who try to help generally want to do just that, but it’s always easier to advise someone when you’re not feeling what they’re feeling, because you have the benefit of rational thought—which goes out the window when fight-or-flight mode takes over. And if you’ve never...

“Always concentrate on how far you’ve come, rather than how far you have left to go.” ~Unknown I recently read Glennon Doyle’s Untamed, and like many who have read it, I felt as if it had changed my life—but not because it made me think of all the things I was capable of (as was the case with many of friends who read it), but because it made me realize how capable I had already been. The book on the whole is beautiful and inspiring, but the part that stuck with me the most was the story...

“The song is ended, but the melody lingers on.” ~Irving Berlin I never went for any of my grandparent’s funerals as a young child, and honestly, I was secretly glad that I didn’t. I was too young to comprehend what death felt like, and I don’t think I had the strength in me to do so. So, when I heard about their deaths, I told myself stories that they had gone on an extended vacation and were having loads of fun, and hence we couldn’t see them. This story played in my...

“You just never know what someone is dealing with behind closed doors. No matter how happy someone looks, how loud their laugh is, how big their smile is, there can still be a level of hurt that is indescribable. So be kind. Even when others are not, choose to be kind.” ~Andrea Russett  Everyone is doing the best they can. When they can do better, they will. “I disagree,” you say. “I see people who are not doing their best all the time!” Before the year 2006, I had a ton of...