• Change and challenge,  Personal growth

    How we grow

    “I think the place we grow in terms of self-efficacy and internal power is not when we are always happy, but when we’re doing emotionally painful things with courage and integrity.” ~Martha Beck Someone close to me has been struggling with major depression for a while. But she’d kept her pain hidden, and I wasn’t fully aware of it until recently, when she shared her diagnosis. As she talked about moving past her emotional struggles and obstacles, I admired her courage and gained a greater understanding of her rocky journey to wellness. As Martha Beck reminds us today, we do most of our growing when we’re pushing through challenges. And it…