LET’S GROW

I know I am not alone in this, but I am very tired of making myself smaller so as not to take up space. This makes very little sense to me…why would we do this if it's within our control?

Why do we shrink ourselves?

Fear of rejection - This is a big one for me. I learned very early on that if people didn’t understand me, often they would reject me. As a neurodivergent kid, the pain of masking was far less than the pain of rejection.

Imposter syndrome - This is such a big one. I am almost irritated for feeling like I don’t belong in certain rooms, that people are better or more accomplished than me, so they deserve the spotlight. This is also connected to self-worth, but that is a whole other newsletter.

Success anxiety - I can’t disappoint people if I keep myself low-level. They will have no

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