Antonio Matta speaks to people who've tried everything to change and still feel stuck. You're not broken, he says, just exhausted from over-effort. He shares his own struggle to create solidarity and argue for self-acceptance over more striving.
Tried everything and still hurting. You're not broken, my friend. Thank you for trusting me with something this tender. What you shared is brave, and I want you to know I feel the weight of it with you. I'm walking a parallel road in my own life right now, so when you talk about trying so many paths and still feeling scared and alone, That lands. It's a specific kind of exhaustion, the kind that comes after giving your all. You've poured effort into philosophies, practices, relationships, health choices, into being useful and being honest, and somehow the needle hasn't moved the way you hoped. That can make any of us wonder if we're broken. You're not.
