A few months back a colleague sent me a notice for a fabulous psych conference in Assisi, Italy, home of St. Francis, patron saint of animals and ecology. I sighed because I really wanted to attend. But the sorry truth is I have “issues” where traveling is concerned. I always get lost; it’s my nemesis.
None of my friends in the field were able to go along on the trip. OK, I thought, I’ll brave it by myself. That’s when the undermining thoughts began to arrive: None of your friends are going?
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