What if you're not the problem?

A short note for anyone who thinks their stuckness is a personal flaw

The feeling of worthiness doesn’t come when all our wounds are healed. It comes when we decide we are no longer defined by them.

There’s a particular look people get when they talk about being stuck.

It’s never just frustration. It’s guilt.
A slow, quiet kind — the kind that says, “I should be better than this by now.”

Sometimes it sounds like:

“I just need more discipline.”
“I’ve been lazy.”
“I’m getting in my own way again.”

But here’s a thought I keep returning to — for myself, for my clients, for the voices in the back of all our heads:

What if you’re not the problem?

What if your “stuckness” is just a signal, not of weakness, but of unmet needs?
What if the shame isn’t part of the solution, but part of what’s keeping you locked in place?

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I’ve been writing something for creatives who feel this — not in a dramatic meltdown way, but in that quiet, low-grade ache that says:

“I miss being in flow.”
“I miss liking my own work.”
“I don’t know what happened.”

It’s called WORTHY. It’s not a book. Not a course. Just a short, honest PDF guide for people who want to come back to their creative life without having to earn it first.

It launches next week. It’ll be free for a limited time. And I hope it meets you where you are.

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If you’ve ever carried the belief that your value is tied to your output — or that you're only allowed to create once you've fixed all your internal stuff first — this is for you.

And if you want a copy as soon as it’s live, feel free to reply or just drop a 🧠 emoji (or just tell me).

Sometimes the most radical thing you can do is not push through it.
It’s to say: I’m allowed to start from here.

Warmly,
Dave