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Kelly Holmes, LCSW is a psychotherapist and the owner of Monarch Counseling & Family Services, LLC located in Katy, Texas.  She specializes in helping adolescents and adults create positive changes in their life through strength based and empowerment approaches.  Connect with her on Facebook and subscribe to her blog and monthly newsletter through her website.

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5 Vital Lessons for People Who Feel Like They’re Not Good Enough

“What if I fall? Oh, my darling, what if you fly?” ~Erin Hanson

Like most people, my life has had its share of ups and downs.

My household growing up could be best described as a roller coaster. There were times of excitement and happiness, then there was the plummeting into darkness, shame, and self-loathing.

Throughout my childhood and adolescence, I felt that I was a mistake, unloved, and unwanted by my father. His mood swings and verbal abuse would come raging like a storm without any warning, and without any end in sight.

He often told me that I …