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Loving Myself Enough to Push Myself; Untangling Gentleness from Self-Doubt

As the words "self-care" took hold in our national dialogue, they spoke to me. A lifetime of crippling perfectionism and the accompanying...

Jillian

Jul 13, 20185 min read

Back at the end of November, I wrote this post, about the anxiety and self-doubt that was springing from the impending end of my time as...

Jillian

Mar 28, 20185 min read

" He who fights with monsters should be careful lest he thereby becomes a monster. And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will...

Jillian

Nov 30, 20174 min read

I am wildly fortunate to have one of those moms other people wish was their mom. She's warm and easy to be around, bitingly funny, and...

Jillian

Nov 8, 20175 min read

When people think of perfectionists, they think of straight A students terrified at the thought of an A-, control freak CEOs who have it...

Jillian

Jun 8, 20174 min read

Yesterday was my first post in a short series on how I am attempting to manage my depression. One of the key steps I have taken is...

Jillian

Apr 29, 20174 min read

A little over two months ago, my son started sleeping mostly through the night. A month later, I realized that despite getting regular...

Jillian

Apr 27, 20174 min read