Can you try writing down an “I am” statement about yourself, something based on a memory or a self-conception that’s holding you back? I can’t focus and I’m a bad employee. I’m afraid to stand up for myself. I gossip too much and hurt people. Ask yourself the questions that Susan would ask, if she were here with you: Would the people who love you still love you if they knew what you just wrote? Would you still love you? Do you still love you? Hopefully, the answer to these questions is yes. But if you’re not sure, or if the answer, for now, is no, remember Susan’s advice: You’re not saying
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