What if you truly loved your body just as it is right now, celebrating what it can do, like a three-year-old joyfully running through a lawn sprinkler? What if you had no judgmental thoughts when you looked in a mirror,…
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Getting Off Track, and Getting Back On
Hello dear readers! In February/March (!), I suddenly stopped posting on this blog, on Instagram and on my new-and-exciting business Facebook page. Momentum! And then suddenly nothing :/ My life got a little more complicated than usual, and I let…
The Journey Starts with Self-Compassion, Part 2 : The Humans
I live in my own head. It's not always comfortable in here. I know about every one of my appalling mistakes, my thoughtless comments, the many ways I've let people (and myself) down. Self-criticism helps us learn from errors and…
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The Journey Starts with Self-Compassion, Part 1: The Animal
Think of the most beautiful, graceful, awe-inspiring animal you can imagine. Now imagine that you have one of these animals in your care. You're responsible for everything it needs, and it loves you and wants to please you. (If caring…
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