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The Self Strategist by Michelle Greenshields

Simplifying Being Human.

We've become experts at building a life, but many of us have lost ourselves along the way. Each week I share a thoughtful essay exploring identity, fulfilment, and the path back to yourself. If you are looking for answers, this is for you.

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What Did You Know Before You Started Doubting Yourself?

There are moments when we doubt ourselves without even realising we are doing it. It can happen so quickly that we barely notice. We feel something, sense something, experience something, or simply know something to be true — and then, almost immediately, we begin talking ourselves out of it. Maybe I'm overthinking it. Maybe I'm imagining things. Maybe I'm being too sensitive. Maybe there's another explanation. Maybe I've got it wrong. And just like that, we move away from what we knew and...

13 days ago • 4 min read

Today, I want to explore one of the most confusing experiences of adult life: when you've done everything right on the outside, but something quietly feels missing on the inside. If you've ever wondered why success, security or achievement haven't brought the fulfilment you expected, understanding this could completely change the way you see yourself. The problem is that most of us assume something is wrong with our life, when often that's not where the disconnect actually is. The emptiness...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read

It was September 2022 when one of my very first paying clients sat across from me looking deeply uncomfortable. Let's call her Anita. She wasn't crying. She wasn't angry. Nothing dramatic had happened. If you'd met her that morning, you would have thought she was doing just fine. Yet something had brought her to my office. She shifted in her chair, searching for words that didn't seem to exist. Eventually she sighed. "I don't even know why I'm here." She laughed nervously before continuing....

about 2 months ago • 3 min read