Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself
Then, I was asked a question that rocked my world. “Apryl, if you took the care and love you give to others and directed even a little bit of it to yourself, what would change for you?” I had no idea how to respond and started to sob because I realized that I already knew exactly what I needed and wanted in order to feel loved. Why could I not give
... See moreApryl Zarate Schlueter • Finding Success in Balance: My Journey to The Cheerful Mind
GUIDE: The fact that we see it as phony and ridiculous tells us that egocentricity is doing the judging. From a centered place, you would never see loving yourself as phony and ridiculous. Only ego would add those labels. Calling it phony is self-hate. It’s ego trying to get you to believe that loving yourself is an experience that you don’t know.
... See moreJune Shiver • There Is Nothing Wrong with You: Going Beyond Self-Hate
•Is it food I’m hungry for, or something else? •What am I feeling? Boredom? Stress? Anxiety? Grief? Anger? Loneliness? Something else? •Do I need solitude? Creativity? Community? Movement? Time to breathe deeply? Connection with my spirit? A nap? Contact with another person or pet? •What obstacles are blocking my ability to meet these needs? •Will
... See moreConnie Sobczak • embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!)
My guiding assumption was “Something is fundamentally wrong with me,” and I struggled to control and fix what felt like a basically flawed self. I drove myself in academics, was a fervent political activist and devoted myself to a very full social life. I avoided pain (and created more) with an addiction to food and a preoccupation with achievement
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