Jen Gotch > Quotes

“hindsight, with a bit of introspection, can be incredibly valuable.”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

“finally feel good. It’s like I’ve made my way back home to myself,”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

“Maybe I didn’t have to be so beholden to everything it said. Maybe I could just ask it to go away.”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

“you can’t protect people from their emotions. You can create an office culture that is kind and nurturing,”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

“...being human can be very painful at very inconvenient times.”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

“I’m not saying that all lapses in judgment are caused by mental illness—if you’ve made it this far in this book, you know there are lots of factors that contribute to who we are and how we make decisions. So”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

“when I wanted to tame my anxiety. Thanks for your help today, but I’m fine. I’m going it alone—don’t need your input. Please go back in your room. I’ll call you if I need you.”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

“being human can be very painful at very inconvenient times.”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

“Do they lift me up? Do they encourage good behaviors or bad? How am I operating in the relationship? Am I my best self?”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

“had a career, I had friends, I went to therapy, I was managing my mental health—I was more myself than I had ever been. And”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

“is a huge lapse in judgment that can warp your perspective on both yourself and the object of your affection, and prompt you to make decisions based on fantasy.”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life

“Treat your team with respect and constantly challenge yourself to build your own self-awareness and emotional intelligence. Permit people to be human. And behave like a human yourself. There”
― Jen Gotch, The Upside of Being Down: How Mental Health Struggles Led to My Greatest Successes in Work and Life