So, there's a question I dread.

All throughout my graduate education - a chapter of which is currently closing - our professors force us into constant self-reflection. In the last year and a half, they really enjoyed asking us to write essays on our strengths and weaknesses at our placements. My weaknesses? Easy. I could write novels about how I notice every single mistake I make with a client, as I'm making it. This, of course, prevents me from being more present with them, which I, of course, recognize immediately as yet another flaw...it's a super fun cycle. One could spin this into saying my strength is my (crippling) self-awareness, and it's true that often our biggest strength is also our weakness...but that's a topic for a different time. Back to weaknesses. I have a lot of them, chief among them may be my inability to accept myself and confidently speak about my strengths. I am much more comfortable with someone else recognizing and listing my strengths for me. How can I learn to do this for myself? Well, folks, the answer to that is the focus of this blog. Check back in to see my strengths and weaknesses battle it out.