limit setting

The Genealogy of My Guilt Towards Self-Care and Saying “No”

At times, I can be really bad at asking for help. This trait, for better or worse, is most likely a byproduct of a variety of factors in my life, most notably playing sports, my history of asthma, and my identity as a young Black professional. As athletes, we are conditioned from an early age to persevere and ignore thoughts of quitting or “taking a break” in order […]

Jonathan Jenkins, Psy.D.

December 30, 2017