So many of us feel a pressure to attach our identities to one single facet. In the U.S., that’s most often a job title. But it can also be things like a personality trait, a skill we’ve honed really well, or a role like parenthood.
I love being a dad. I love my work and all that I do. But I’ve learned that your person is a bit like a garden. It benefits from having diverse components that support one another.