Posts Tagged ‘self esteem’

Everyone benefits from the discovery of their inner power and an increased sense of self-worth, but for neglected or abused women and children this is particularly vital.

For the 4 million women and 3 million children who are physically abused each year, the month of June– Rebuild Your Life month –is a great opportunity to heal emotionally.

Tapping into your inner strength and discovering your self-worth is exceedingly difficult when you have been demoralized by abuse. The first step on this journey may picking up a pen, writing about your experiences, and mapping a way to start a new chapter.

If you know a woman who needs to rebuild her life, offer her a free copy of $1 Therapy. If you would like a print copy, just send me an e-mail with your address.

Typically, when someone is hobbling around with crutches, a leg or ankle is confided to cast.

Despite the awkwardness of taking slow, swinging steps that were once effortless, the crutches are necessary.  They help keep you balanced, propel you forward, allowing yourself to heal. Once you have overcome your injury, you can shed your crutches and return to walking tall.

But imagine if you continued to use the crutches long after your leg healed? What if you became so dependent on the crutches that you forgot how to walk without them?

Sounds silly, right? Perhaps. But there are many people who do it every day, sometimes for years.

In an effort to deal with a wounded self-image or damaged confidence, people rely on emotional crutches.

I, for one, can attest to remaining in an unhealthy relationship, believing that this relationship was propping me up. Unfortunately, I was too afraid to admit that the relationship was a crutch that actually slowed me down.

I know people who use their occupation as a crutch, not just financially, but emotionally. Too afraid to compromise their standard of living, they use their jobs as a crutch, hindering their ability to walk on a path to their dreams.

Or on the other hand, there are those whose identity is deeply enmeshed with their job title and work, this became their crutch preventing them from exploring who they truly are.

Now, I am not saying that crutches are bad. We all need crutches to support us; especially at times we have been wounded. But the key is to ensure that you nurture yourself, heal properly and return to walking tall.

“Self-esteem isn’t everything; it’s just that there’s nothing without it.” – Gloria Steinem