One of the pillars of building self-love and personal power is the practice of self-affirmations. Most of us have a very healthy inner self-critic, which is beating us up on a regular basis. We don’t try to do it. The voice springs forth automatically. The remedy is purposeful, mindful self-talk: Becoming your own cheerleader during […]
Emotions: The Cinderella of Wellness Emotions are an essential part of the complex design of the Human Being. Yet, when we talk about holistic wellness, we say Mind-Body-Spirit, as if emotions are not important, or are just a side-kick of Mental Wellness. But they are so much more. Emotions are our guidance system. They provide […]
I love self-compassion so much! It has helped me have a more gentle and understanding relationship with myself. It has given me powerful tools to help my clients develop a more positive relationship with themselves. When I offer these skills to my clients in the context of healing and self-empowerment, they are usually very receptive to […]
For the past year, I have been delightfully engaged in a Self-Actualization course (Claire Zammit, Feminine Power). I serendipitously came across the course at a time I was feeling burnout from all the work of opening my new clinic. I was looking for something to feed me, feed my soul. I found this series of […]
Why is it easy to be compassionate to others, yet so hard to be kind to our self? Old programming really. Our cultural training, our Judeo-Christian tradition, teaches us that it is good to think of others and selfish to think of ourselves. We believe that self-compassion is weak, that it is self-indulgence, or self-pity. […]