Reflecting on Self-Worth: The Mirror of Compassion

Athena
3 min readMar 16, 2024

In a moment of introspection, I found myself contemplating a Boss Mom card that posed a question resonating deep within my psyche: “What is something you dislike about yourself, and if a friend said the same thing, what would you tell them?” This question, simple yet profound, opened a gateway to self-reflection that I had not anticipated during my daily musings.

Like many, my battle with self-image and the environment I inhabit is an ongoing struggle. I have always harbored a deep-seated aversion to photographs of myself, primarily because I…

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Athena

Mom of three boys. Computer programmer living in the country with my husband focusing on my hobbies and youngest son. https://ko-fi.com/athenaandrew