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How I Stopped Hiding: My Journey Through Social Anxiety
For years, I was the person who always said "maybe next time." Birthday parties? Maybe next time. Work happy hours? Maybe next time. Even coffee with a friend felt like climbing Mount Everest. My social anxiety had turned me into a ghost in my own li...
Divorced at 35: How I Rebuilt My Life From Scratch
When my husband of ten years told me he was leaving, I felt like my entire world collapsed. We had built a life together - a house, plans for kids, dreams of growing old together. In one conversation, all of that was gone.
The first month was the ha...
The Day I Stopped Feeling Like a Fraud: Battling Imposter Syndrome
I got promoted to senior manager at 32, and instead of celebrating, I spent the entire night convinced it was a mistake. Surely they meant to send that email to someone else. Surely they'd realize I was just good at pretending to know what I was doin...
I Quit My Six-Figure Job at 40 to Follow My Dream (And Survived)
Everyone thought I was crazy. I had a stable job, a good salary, benefits, a 401k. I was a senior accountant at a prestigious firm. From the outside, I had it all figured out. From the inside, I was dying a slow death of spreadsheets and fluorescent ...
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Discussion of emotional manipulation and toxic family dynamics
Setting Boundaries with Family: The Hardest Thing I Ever Did
I was 30 years old before I realized that my family's behavior wasn't normal. I thought everyone's mother called them five times a day to criticize their choices. I thought every family dinner ended in guilt trips and passive-aggressive comments. I t...