Jenn Oglesbee Jenn Oglesbee

The Question I Dreaded

The moment I knew something had shifted was the moment when someone asked me if I was pregnant (spoiler alert: I wasn’t).

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Perfect is the Loneliest Place

I wish I’d known that people are desperate for you to be real with them so that they can be real too. They don’t want perfection. They want to be SEEN.

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Who’s Telling You to Play Small?

When a voice says to you that you can’t or that you shouldn’t do something, who’s talking to you? Is it your voice that you’re listening to?

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Do They Like Me?

Conventional wisdom tells us that we shouldn’t care what people think. I get the sentiment behind that, but it is flawed.

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How Do You Know When You Need Tending?

Exhaustion, irritability, and resentment are my clues. When I start snapping at others and having thoughts like, “Well, wouldn’t that be nice?”, I know something is amiss.

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On Courage

Courage is something we cultivate. It is something that we practice. And it takes many forms.

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Show Up Imperfectly

Where are you trying too hard to get it right? Might you have even more to offer if you loosened your grip?

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