You're A Trainwreck. (edition 2025)

About this episode

Katja revisits her favorite essay about feeling like a trainwreck and the common struggle of comparing ourselves to others who seem to have it all together.

Katja wrote this essay years and years ago, and it’s still a favorite. Today she needed to hear it again – yeah, you can do that with your own writing, it’s allowed, don’t worry – and she decided to share it with you. It’s about how so many of us think we’re the only trainwreck in any given room, and how we all have That Person in our lives (or just in our minds) who seems to really Have It All Together. Why can’t I just get it together like That Person?, you think, like everyone does. Like e...

People in this episode

Host: Katja

Topics covered

• self-acceptance
• mental health
• personal growth
• overcoming comparison
• writing
• self-reflection

Keywords

• trainwreck
• self-improvement
• comparison
• mental wellness
• personal development
• writing
• self-help

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