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Letting Go of “I’ll Show You!”

By: jé judson August 20, 2017February 28, 2020

Reflectadulting, black excellence, fear of failure, find your joy, letting go, liberation, overachiever, perfectionism, personal growth, racism, radical self-love, setting goals1 Comment

Being an overachiever often means an inescapable feeling of inadequacy. Couple that with being a Black woman in the US, and you’ve got a recipe for pathologically setting unrealistically high expectations followed by harsh self-criticism when you inevitably don’t meet those expectations. As a kid, being an overachiever usually meant reaching a predetermined goal that…

Liberation Medicine

By: jé judson July 4, 2012February 26, 2020

Liberateliberation, public health, right to health, South Africa1 Comment

Okay, I haven’t posted in a MINUTE! But between a really poor internet connection in the house that I’m residing in Cape Town and (finally) becoming more busy in my daily activities, I just haven’t found the time to sit down and write a post. A couple of weeks ago I started doing the background…