For years I’ve advocated for bringing your whole self to work. The truth is, I haven’t always brought mine.
I’ve been professionally introduced dozens of times over the years and, save for the odd variation, it usually sounds something like this:
Ash Wright, senior leader in financial services, who has built and led large operational teams and delivered organisational change.
All true, but incomplete.
The internet has an infinite memory and once I put this out there, I can’t take it back. That’s confronting, but also strangely liberating. After years of telling the safer version of my story, bringing my whole self to the fore matters more to me now than the safety of keeping parts hidden.
So, here goes.
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Thank you, Ash. I have tried to write this comment probably 5 times, mainly because I was at a loss for words.
Your story is my story, minus the alcohol, perfectionism and overworking for worth have been my vices. I look amazing on paper, but the mountains and dark valleys I had to traverse to succeed on paper don't even make it in the footnotes.
Funny enough, I share my testimony of how God saved me and gave me reasons to stay, but skip over the BP part so people don't know how far gone I was or how often I struggle to stay well.
It's encouraging that you have maintained your mental health for so long it makes me hopeful, knowing it can be done. I am 9 yrs since my last crisis.
But, enough about me. I am proud you.
wow!! Thank you, Ash, for sharing your journey. I admire your courage in putting your story into words and the impact it is already making. Your openness and vulnerability are inspiring.