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Patricia Laufer's avatar

This is so good! God, I remember this feeling of embarrassment (crippling) in my childhood, HS, 20’s, 30’s. I think the lack of it (or feeling it much much less) is one of the things I love about my 40’s and 50’s. AND I don’t think it has to take that long. Also love the YouTube video you shared. Really good!

Julie Laufer's avatar

It's such a good video! She's not for everyone but I love her and think it's such a great way of breaking it down.

It's SO crippling! And so wonderful you've been freed of it. I'm working on it!!

Lindsey @ Not Normal's avatar

This is so, so relatable. So much of my life and my writing has been stymied by embarrassment- or even the possibility of embarrassment. It’s so useful to put it in perspective of what it really is- a hypothetical of someone else’s thoughts. Put that way, who cares?!

Julie Laufer's avatar

YES! And for me, put that way…can I afford to care??