The power birthdays have on people who struggle with self-worth

When most of us think of our birthdays, we probably have flashbacks to childhood.

When I was 3, my parents put together a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs party for me. The icing on the cake (pun intended) – besides the love poured into it – was the Dopey cookie.

Mom had all seven of the little guys around the cake, but he was my favorite. I sensed a kinship early on.

That Dopey memory gets us to a ke…