Dear Mandy:

Most likely there is mismanagement and dysfunction in your recent workplace (as there is in most) that has greatly contributed to you getting fired. I am certain that there was dysfunction on the part of your now-separated husband that contributed to the separation and soon to be divorce.

I am equally certain that this “below the surface since my childhood” core belief that you are “faulty in some way” has also contributed to you getting fired and separated. Damaging core beliefs follow us (or we follow them) wherever we go. Interesting part, isn’t it, that no matter how materially successful a person is, a core belief such as this voids the good feeling too soon.

I hope you do take the practical steps to take care of yourself, paying your mortgage or moving to a less expensive yet comfortable home, that you will find a better job, even if it doesn’t pay as much. And I hope that you confront your core belief, the one you mentioned and any other that keeps hurting you. I would like to read from you again.

anita