Someone slides into the parking spot you had your eye on. A coworker takes credit for your work. Your spouse runs up $200 on the credit card without discussing it first. These are things that are apt to make you angry. And that’s okay. Anger is a natural response to many life events. Like other emotions, anger helps us understand...[ read more ]
Most of us from a young age are taught how to be kind, considerate and compassionate toward others. But rarely are we told to show the same consideration to ourselves. This becomes even more true for individuals brought up in abusive or unloving homes.What is Self-Compassion?Self-compassion is taken from Buddhist psychology and refers to how we can relate to the...[ read more ]
This week might have been full of demanding work and family tasks leading you to feel stressed and overwhelmed. Although we would love to meet all of our expectations full of energy and motivation truthfully it can lead us on a cycle of avoiding our physical and mental health to meet the demands of everything else. You don’t have to...[ read more ]
One way to increase self-love is through compassion. Self-compassion isn’t any different that showing compassion to others. When you are compassionate towards others what does that feel like? It may increase your awareness that someone is hurting. Once you acknowledge another persons pain you may feel warmth, caring and a need to help them alleviate their pain in some way....[ read more ]
Depression and Anxiety can often make your self esteem lower because you are more vulnerable to self-destructive thoughts and thought patterns. However, these are many ways to help increase your self esteem and feel worthy again. Starting your day with gratitude: Gratitude allows you to stop and appreciate all that is well in your world, including you! Appreciating all of...[ read more ]
Self-love is one of the most important things we can do for ourselves, yet we are often our own worst critic. Self-love begins with compassion and accepting both our strengths and imperfections. I have put together a list of quotes to inspire self-love and acceptance. I hope they can inspire you to know your worth. “Let go of who you...[ read more ]
So many times I have heard “I don’t have the time”, or “I don’t have the money” for self-care. Self-care doesn’t have to be expensive or take a lot of your time, however, it should be done daily and be consistent. If we forget to take care of ourselves it can lead to feelings of exhaustion, feeling overwhelmed, and foggy brained....[ read more ]
