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#28 - The Joy we deserve

#28 - The Joy we deserve

Guilt and self-inflicted struggle is an invisible, yet crippling, issue. Let's talk about it.

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Nico Olivieri
May 15, 2021
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It’s time we change the conversation about deserving. About guilt, self-imposed rules and consequent punishment.

I don’t remember the last time I had teary eyes while getting ready to write a new piece for NoWay. But this is one of them, because it hits very close to home.

I see how this invisible, underlying sense of duty mixed with guilt influenced so m…

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