September 2021 - Self-Advocacy

Self-advocacy is hard.

If self-advocacy weren't hard, we wouldn't need encouragement, permission, and reminders to exercise it. It can be difficult because it often requires you to step outside your comfort zone. You may need to accept that you can't do it all, and certainly not without help. You may need to put other people in a position they would rather not be in by saying no or setting healthy boundaries. In the moment, it is so much easier to just do more and say yes and accommodate everyone else.

But we all know where that path leads -- to a point where your mental and physical health are compromised. So even though it's hard, my invitation to you is to take the first (and then the next) step towards advocating for your needs.