Understanding we are Worthy, Capable, Connected, and Called to Adventure for a more Joyful and Resilient Life
There are days when we feel ugly and gross and our confidence plummets into a very dark, deep well. It is no wonder that we struggle with these feelings. We live in a media-saturated society, in which we are surrounded by perfectly fit, airbrushed images all the time. This can teach us to hate our… Continue reading Five Things You Can Do When You Feel Ugly and Gross
Sometimes your day is horrible, and you hate everything. Why Does This Happen? We might wake up feeling awful and miserable, and we have no idea why. Sometimes, on the other hand, we know exactly why we hate everything , but we still do not have any idea what to do about it. All of… Continue reading When Your Day is Horrible, and You Hate Everything
Last night I was channeling Shel Silverstein, and I wrote a poem about you and your magic. Remembering our magic is important because we often feel like we are purposeless or insignificant. But the opposite is true. All of us are worthy, capable, connected, and called to adventure. We are worthy we because we possess… Continue reading Your Magic
One of the most common pieces of advice we hear growing up is “Just be yourself”. I always found this advice so confusing and frustrating because I felt like it meant that somewhere in myself, I was fully formed and already wonderful and great—I just had to find this self, and all would be okay.… Continue reading How to Be Ourselves When We Don’t Know Who We Are
This post contains some reflection questions and practices for self-love, which I have written about in earlier blog posts. You don't necessarily need to read my earlier blog posts to answer these questions or to do the practices, but if you would like to read them, here they are: Some Earlier Posts on Self-Love The… Continue reading Reflection Questions and Practices for Self-Love
Most of us experience a brief and passing feeling at one point or another that we are not good enough. Sometimes, however, the worry that we are not good enough becomes persistent and recurring. It causes anxiety, self-loathing, and chronic low self-confidence. One cause of the "I'm Not Good Enough" feeling is something I call… Continue reading That “I’m Not Good Enough” Feeling and the Compassionate Mindset
When we give ourselves the gift of presence, we are with ourselves in all of our moments—our joyful and sorrowful moments, our moments of success and failure, the moments when we love ourselves, and the moments when we feel full of shame. We recognize and accept ourselves in all of our human emotions and experiences.… Continue reading Giving Ourselves the Gift of Presence