Hold Me (Cyclone #2)

by Courtney Milan

There was a point in my life, she writes, where I really needed to hear these words: You are enough, just as you are. So I’m going to say them to you. You are enough, just as you are.

The joy and the agony of being a perfectionist in a changing world is that you will never succeed in being without fault, but you also never run out of chances.”

For the last few months, I’ve ignored my anxiety. Told myself I’d work it out. That I was better, and that if only I was strong enough, I wouldn’t need any more help.