The Toxic 10 | Self-Loathing: Interpreters, You Were Never the Problem. The List Was.

There was a list. A long one. My birthmark. My dyslexia. Being the tall, lanky, shy one who didn't think she looked like someone worth listening to. Take the free Interpreter Identity Audit and find out which pattern is showing up for you right now: https://neneekufu.com/audit This is episode six of the Toxic 10 series, built for interpreters and sign language professionals carrying a list of their own. Today we're getting into self-loathing, what it actually is, how it hides behind something that looks like self-improvement, and why compliments bounce off when you've already given yourself a verdict. We're also looking at the difference between self-doubt and self-loathing, because they are not the same thing, and why that difference matters. The rest of the Toxic 10 series is linked here:    • The Toxic 10 | Procrastination: Interprete...   If this is landing for you, the Identity Reset for Interpreters waiting list is open: 🌿 START HERE — Take the free Interpreter Identity Audit™: https://neneekufu.com/audit 📍 FOLLOW NENE — IG / TikTok / Facebook / LinkedIn 👋 ABOUT — NRCPD Registered sign language interpreter, 20+ years in medical and community settings, Dual Elite 3-Star Neuroencoding Specialist. Helping interpreters worldwide stop emotionally shrinking in situations they already have the skills to handle. New videos every single day. Awareness + Repetition = Identity. Your voice matters. It's time to use it. #interpreter #signlanguageinterpreter #interpreterconfidence #interpretertraining #interpretermindset TIMESTAMPS 0:00 I had a list of everything wrong with me 0:22 Episode six, self-loathing 0:31 The list I carried, the birthmark, dyslexia, being the shy one 1:54 Looking at myself and seeing proof, not a person 3:14 Feeling confused when good things were said about me 4:15 Why compliments bounce off when you've already decided 5:48 Once you've decided, nothing can get past that wall 6:28 The difference between improvement and escape 8:04 Self-doubt versus self-loathing 10:13 Notice the list you're carrying right now 12:13 What this list has been costing you 13:20 What changed everything for me 15:19 Saying it out loud, I am allowed to put it down 17:36 Looking in the mirror and seeing something other than the list 20:06 The free audit and the rest of the series