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Hey y'all, thanks so much for joining me for a session 39 of the Therapy for Black Girls podcast.

This past weekend was the Golden Globes, and one of my favorite actresses, Biola Davis,

who looked stunning in her dress and beautiful afro, was interviewed on the red carpet about

why she felt it was important to stand in solidarity with the Times Up campaign launched by several

Hollywood women.

During her remarks, she mentioned that she wanted to stand with all the faceless, nameless

victims out there, still struggling with knowing their worth after a sexual assault.

She stated, there's no prerequisite to worthiness.

I found this statement both incredibly powerful and ironic because we had just been discussing

self-worth and self-esteem in the thrive tribe. And much of the sentiment around self-esteem and

self-worth seems to center on this idea that outside influences can help us to develop an

internal process. But of course, if it comes from the outside, then it can always go away.

But if we fully step into owning that we are worthy, despite anything else in our lives,

this is where our power lies. So I wanted to share three quick things that I think we often

confuse with worthiness. Number one, our accomplishments. So degrees and promotions and accolades,

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