Brenè Brown’s Daring Greatly (2012), highlights the relationship between vulnerability and shame and notes that “hope is a function of struggle”. In toxic environments, making the shift from surviving to thriving can feel like mission impossible, but making the shift is what we must do. Our communities, families, and colleagues rely on us to be the change that is needed. You are worth it. Be the change for yourself and for others.
You can’t take care of others unless you are in a good space; Self-care is essential for toxic environment survival and later thriving. The next step to thriving involves being able to forecast potential emotional withdrawals from your bank account and identify what your needs are while you are experiencing an emotional withdrawal allows for acute self-regulation. Once you have mastered the toxic environment for yourself, change for others is the next step for your shift from surviving a toxic environment to thriving in a healthy environment.
We must make the shift from surviving to thriving by taking care of ourselves and fighting for hope and healing for others
Practice strong self-care routines
Identify what you need to feel safe/secure/strong
Shift from survive to thrive
Changing an entire system starts with an individual commitment to struggling with hope. I dare you to hope that things could be different for you and for others. You are not made to be crippled by a toxic relationship/work environment/political climate. By taking care of yourself, you are displaying value for self and others while your environment is relentlessly toxic. Over time, being the voice to the voiceless will yield change; don't give up hope in a better future because it is why you struggle.
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