Self-Care

What is Wrong With ME?

I’ve been discarded. Dismissed. Abandoned. More than once in my life. By those I trusted with my life. By those, I would take a bullet for. I ask myself, “Why?” too often.

What is wrong with me? Why aren’t I enough to love? Am I a bad person? Am I too independent? Too opinionated? Not pretty enough? Not smart enough? Not “woman” enough? Too different? Am I attracting these patterns? What is wrong with ME?

I know the answers to these internal questions aren’t about me at all, but damn, those thoughts race through my head daily, and it takes every bit of my self-loved heart to quiet them down so I don’t hide from the world.

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by amy

amy

For 16 years, I have been the creator and full-time blogger of my parenting site, Mom Spark. I’ve also created content for numerous outlets such as Good Housekeeping, Better Homes & Gardens, and Huffington Post. I'm also a Certified Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Practitioner, in which I help develop emotional intelligence for others who can apply it in their personal and professional lives. My 40 Life follows my personal post-divorce 40s life journey, self-care tips, inspiration, poetry, style, and more.