Gajok, Ep. #98: April 24, 2024

As a Korean American woman, an immigrant, and a child of immigrants, failure has never felt like an option. This drove me to be perfectionistic — my worth was tied to how well I performed in everything I ever did. Whenever I made every mistake, I didn't feel like I had failed — I felt like I was a failure. I have been trying to heal this part of myself, give myself space to fail, even if I'm in my 30s and it feels impermissible to fail "at this age." I'm learning to take pride in who I am, and I'm learning to look at my failures with a more true perspective, instead of hyper-focusing on them and warping the whole image. I am learning how to be proud of myself, even for the seemingly "littlest" things. I'm proud of you, 지은.

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