The Phrase ‘You've Got This’ Needs To Die

Banish it!

Dec 15, 2022

The Phrase 'You've Got This' Needs To Die   You've heard it a time or two; you've probably said it once or twice yourself. But today, Diana Park is railing against a very popular phrase: "You've got this." She writes: "When a family member said it to me as I was crying on our lunch date, explaining how I didn't even know how to tackle this new life of mine, it spit me into a tunnel of rage. It didn't encourage me at all. And it certainly didn't make me feel more capable. It made me feel like they were saying: 'I don't know what to tell you but deal with it.'" Maybe you feel the same… or maybe it'll open your eyes.  Kelly Faircloth, Executive Editor   READ MORE

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