The Room Exhaled
Some of us have confused seriousness with importance. For many years, I believed that if I wanted people to know something that mattered, I needed to become more intense, more focused, and more serious. What I eventually learned is that seriousness often communicates something very different. It can signal a threat.
Jerry Clark
3 days ago2 min read
Here I Go Again
For most of my life, I thought being strong meant pushing through.
Later in life, as a counselor, I learned to take responsibility. I became the person others depended on. The problem was that I got so good at carrying things that I stopped noticing what it was costing me.
Jerry Clark
5 days ago2 min read
Connection Over Perfection
One of the greatest lies I ever believed was that people would respect me more if I always had the right answer.
Jerry Clark
7 days ago2 min read