Taking Care of Yourself First is not Easy
It took me a long time to learn that I had to take care of myself first, because I believed it was my job to take care of others. My value and worthiness were wrapped tightly around taking care of others. I noticed that if I took care of those around me by solving their challenges and minimizing their suffering I was needed and no one would abandon me. If I made everyone’s life easier and happier then I would be taken care of and safe. After my parents divorced, my grandmother scowled at me with a stern voice and finger pointing, „You better be a good girl for your mother, so you...
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