My CEO just told everyone, 'We're a family here!'

I immediately checked my organ donor status.

I've been working on my emotional intelligence in therapy

Now I can identify at least five different ways I'm avoiding my feelings at any given time.

My parents told me to 'just pull myself up by my bootstraps.'

My boots are from Target and the straps broke two months ago.

I've been doing the work in therapy to practice self-compassion

But it's hard to be kind to myself when my student loans are still sending me mean emails