Don’t Tear Yourself Down Just Because the World’s Falling Apart

The Subtle Art of Self-Worth in a Time of Collapse

Image Credit: Shayanne Gal, Crisis Text Line

My friend David’s had a tough last few years — though, who hasn’t, really. Laid off, grad school on credit cards, he was looking for a decent job in a new field — only to end up underemployed all over again. What did I do wrong, he asks me, in bitter despair? How did my life end up like this? What can I do to …