We Can Decrease Anxiety by Learning How to Fail Well

Failure is inevitable, but it’s how we deal with it that matters.

Gillian May
Nov 1 · 4 min read
Image by Ryan McGuire from Pixabay

Where I came from, failure was not an option. Both my Canadian culture and my family upbringing taught me that failure is shameful and embarrassing. And most of the people I grew up with had the same ideas imposed on them about failure.

Gillian May

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Former nurse turned multi-niche writer. Health, trauma, addiction, mental health, education, photography, travel. Contact me: gilliancanwrite@gmail.com

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