Circle of Control

When my life was falling apart—health, self-image, work, relationships—a social worker I worked with in a high-stress environment asked me to start doing the same exercises we asked kids in crisis to do when they were in therapy. The one that really changed things for me was the circle of control. By understanding what I could control and influence and what I could not, it made changing my circumstances (and life and much of my identity!) something far more manageable over the next few years.