by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 21, 2026 | self worth, Teaching
Some will achieve sobriety because of what someone believes about them. Others will achieve sobriety in spite of what someone believes about them. But the point is not what anyone believes about a person. It is what a person believes about herself and how hard she is...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 10, 2025 | conflict, counseling, discipleship training, reconciliation, redemption, sanctification, self examination, self worth, significance
In classes teaching women about identity, we reference two driving needs of humans, security and significance. Robert McGee’s book, Search for Significance, is helpful as part of this effort. Security is rooted in the need to feel loved and accepted unconditionally....
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Oct 9, 2025 | Mental Health, mind, self care, self worth, spiritual growth, Teaching, Uncategorized
“My therapist told me something that hit harder than I expected: She said: “People-pleasing isn’t really about pleasing others. It’s about controlling their perception of you.” And then she looked at me and said: “It’s what happens when fear starts driving—fear of...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Nov 21, 2022 | homelessness, self worth, significance
Reflection from this date in 2015… “I am tired tonight, but it is a good tired….The day was fun and productive. Students are happy and safe. One young lady who has been with us a week told me tonight as she and I went to get her some groceries that...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 21, 2017 | counseling, Emotional Literacy, self care, self worth
(CAUTION: I realize this may be a controversial subject and not everyone is going to see it this way. I have worked with women from abusive backgrounds and in abusive relationships long enough to have heard a few of their reasons for staying or going back. In the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 10, 2016 | self worth
Sadly, this is one of the most common realities that I as a life recovery counselor experience, the deep sense of unworthiness for the good things that God desires us to have because one has believed what has been said by someone who failed to see the value of a...
