lonely — Blog Posts — Craft Your Path

I experienced two really different and difficult moments that completely changed the way that I saw things…and changed the trajectory of my life. My path would require me to listen and cry and scream and speak and write and draw and sit and fight - fight for who I was beneath the layers of expectations and fear.

Relationships, GrowthJacqueline Misla, MSWJanuary 25, 2022Crafting Your Pathtransition, inner critic, external expectations, stuck, fear, lonely, ambivalence, imprisoned, perception, April 2019, growth

I Fell Off the Vulnerability Wagon

I hid behind perfectionism in order to not be seen. My particular brand of perfectionism was made up of self-righteous overachievement combined with a healthy dose of internal shame and contempt. Flawless and selfless on the outside, and indignant and sad on the inside. I found a way out through the practice of vulnerability…and then I fell off the vulnerability wagon.

GrowthJacqueline Misla, MSWJune 1, 2019Crafting Your Pathperfectionism, vulnerability, change, validation, fear, beginnings, perception, inner critic, external expectations, personal growth, lonely

Get informed and inspired.