Failing with Integrity and Defeating the Shame Spiral

There are so many ways to fail. We can fail others, fail ourselves, fail at things, fail to do things, and much more. Even though failure is a part of everyone’s life, it often feels like a word we shouldn’t say out loud. As a communicator by trade, I considered whether I should use another word or phrase for failure in this post, reframing it as “experimentation,” “lessons learned,” or “areas for growth.” Resistance to failure is part of the trap of capitalism. Within a capitalist economy we are pushed to succeed and produce as much as possible, and failure is not part of that equation. When we fail in our current economic system, it is seen as a reflection of our value as human beings, rather than a natural part of the process of creating something sustainable and long-lasting. The stigma and shame surrounding failure can make us feel like when we fail, we are worth less — that we are replaceable. <a href="https://kataly.medium.com/failing-with-integrity-and-defeating-the-shame-spiral-6733f37a99d">Website</a>