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Posted byby Christy Barongan
January 10, 2026

Courage and Creativity

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I never understood why some people don’t like New Year’s resolutions, just because we’re bound to mess them up. Of course we’re going to mess them up! We mess everything…

CHRISTY BARONGAN

I didn't know it at the time, but I wanted to be a psychologist so that I could figure out how to be normal. I think many people come to counseling for the same reason. What I've come to learn is that feeling good about myself is not about trying to be normal. It's about trying to be me. But it's a constant struggle for me, just like it is for everyone else. So I thought I would approach this task with openness and honesty and use myself as an example for how to practice self-acceptance.