Worthy of Work: Learning About Me Helps Me Love You.

In this episode, I unpack the character defect of victimhood — the mindset that sees life’s inconveniences and disappointments as personal attacks or signs that I’m stuck. I share how I used to frame myself as a powerless bystander in my own life, and how that illusion kept me from seeing the choices I did have.

If you’ve ever said “I had to stay late” or “I have to do everything myself,” this one’s for you. I break down how those p...

Ever find yourself sure you know what someone is thinking — or frustrated they don’t magically know what you need? That’s mind reading. And while it feels like a survival skill, it’s actually a relationship-sabotaging illusion and a character defect.

In this episode of Worthy of Work, Stephanie Rivard breaks down the two dysfunctional ways we engage in mind reading:

1. Believing we can read others’ minds

2. Expecting others to read our...

Feeling resentful? You're not alone — and you're not broken.
In this episode of Worthy of Work, host Stephanie Rivard explores resentment not as a character flaw, but as a powerful emotional signal. Resentment is often our soul’s quiet protest — a sign that something isn’t working, that we’re overextended, unacknowledged, or staying silent when something inside us is screaming for change.

We’ve been told that continuing to serve, giv...

Are You Always Second-Guessing Yourself? Doubting reality?

It Might Be Gaslighting
Have you ever left a conversation feeling disoriented, doubting what just happened, or even questioning your own memory? Do phrases like “You’re too sensitive,” “That never happened,” or “Can’t you take a joke?” leave you spinning? You might be experiencing gaslighting—a form of emotional manipulation designed to make you question your reality.

In t...

“Let me explain why I acted like a lunatic.”
That’s the spirit behind case building — the sneaky habit of overexplaining the context of someone else’s behavior in hopes of making your own behavior look justified, reasonable, or at least understandable. The problem? It’s a trap.

In this episode of Worthy of Work, Stephanie Rivard breaks down the character defect of case building — a subtle but damaging pattern that keeps us from o...

Emotional Games: Are You Playing the Junior Version?

Ever found yourself slamming a door, huffing and puffing, hoping someone just gets it? That used to be me—stuck in what I now call the junior version of emotional awareness. In this episode of Worthy of Work, I unpack the messy, reactive emotional habits I had to outgrow—and the adult upgrade that changed everything.

We’ll cover:
🔹 What emotional charades looks like in real lif...

Self-Care Is Not Selfish: It’s Self-Responsibility

If one more person calls self-care selfish, I might lose it. In this episode, I unpack why that phrase gets under my skin—and how I had to completely rewire my understanding of what self-care actually is.

We’ll cover:🔹 Why true self-care is about self-responsibility
🔹 How neglecting our needs silently sabotages our relationships
🔹 What it looks like to meet your own emotiona...

Ever felt like you're trying to build a healthy relationship with broken tools? Me too. In this episode of Worthy of Work, I share the hard-earned lessons from my journey—through codependency, divorce, and deep healing—to the other side of self-worth and emotional maturity.

We’ll talk about:🔹 Why I thought happy relationships were just a myth
🔹 How not knowing boundaries or communication skills kept me stuck
🔹 What finally shifted ...