When “I’m a bad person” becomes the story you tell yourself, it’s easy to sink into shame, self-blame, and overthinking. This post explores how that belief can form and how adaptive introspection and extrospection can help us make space for context, accountability, and self-compassion.

In the midst of overwhelming global and personal pain, it’s easy to believe nothing will change. A reflection on finding hope, sharing joy and connection with others, and the practice of finding stories that remind us something else is still possible.