"Head Friends" to Soul Family: My Journey of Claiming my High Self worth version
In 2009 and 2010, I had a theory (a rather naïve one, I must admit) that there are two types of friends: "heart friends" and "head friends." Heart friends, I believed, were the ones who always supported you, agreed with everything you said, and encouraged you to follow your heart. Head friends, on the other hand, were the ones who criticized you, pointed out what they thought was right, and told you what they believed was the best course of action. My younger self thought we needed both types in our lives. What was I thinking?! Fifteen years later, I realize that this theory was one of the biggest misconceptions I had created in my mind. The truth is, we don’t need "head friends" at all. They often lead us into self-doubt by imposing their views on us, making us believe that their perspective is the only right one. Over the years, I had friends who gaslighted me into thinking I was stupid, careless, not good enough, self-centered, childish, or overly opt...