When Envy is in Your Personality DNA

How understanding the layers beneath envy have helped me battle it

Jade Eby
This Alchemical Life
4 min readAug 12, 2019

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Quote from the song “Four” by Sleeping at Last // Print by me

The chief barrier to happiness is envy.
- Frank Tyger

I don’t think I’ve met a single person who hasn’t had envious thoughts or feelings. But for me? I’ve dealt with the weight of envy and shame my entire life. It’s manifested and…

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Jade Eby
This Alchemical Life

Creative Empowerment Advocate • Novelist and Certified Trauma Recovery Coach • Professional cat-herder