How to Stop Feeling Behind in Life

Frame Therapist Joyce Miles Jacquote shares her insight on how to get past the comparison trap and stop feeling behind in life in response to the latest Ask a Therapist question: 

Dear Therapist: Most of my friends are in the phase of having kids already and I don’t even have a partner yet. I feel totally incompetent in the relationship department and I always thought that I would be having kids of my own by now. I’ve been feeling really down on myself about this all and that’s making it even harder for me to be confident in myself. How can I get over the fact that I’m so much farther behind my friends?