I did a thing last summer that was a very big deal for me. I took my car to the car wash before pre-cleaning it. This was a MAJOR exercise in exposure to shame, and my inner-good-girl-perfectionist (who I thought I had managed to manage) was FREAKING OUT. See here’s the thing: I have some … Continue reading When your car’s too dirty to take to the wash…
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Avoiding avoidance by writing this blog post
I have been avoiding. It’s been a long time since I posted to this blog. Whole seasons have come and gone. I’ve had some fun and experienced some challenges, and in the back of my mind have been these niggling thoughts about the blog. Most of the time, the thoughts have been something like this: … Continue reading Avoiding avoidance by writing this blog post
Monika Kushwaha, Psy.D. 