How to separate identity from productivity
Lately I’ve been forced into a pause I didn’t choose. After years of giving everything I had to my job, often at the expense of my own body, I’m recovering from a concussion and facing the reality that healing can’t be measured by productivity. What’s coming up for me is how tightly I’ve tied my identity to what I produce, how reliable I am, how much I can endure. Rest feels uncomfortable. Not because I don’t need it, but because somewhere along the way I learned that my value comes from output. I’m trying to learn how to be a person, not a performance. For those who have gone through injury, burnout, or a major life shift: How did you begin separating who you are from what you do? What helped you untangle worth from productivity, especially in a culture that rewards pushing through at all costs? I’m genuinely curious and open to learning.