You know what it’s like – you did that thing you didn’t want to do. You bit your tongue when you really wanted to speak up. You spent money you didn’t have at someone else’s insistence. You say things to yourself like – don’t rock the boat; it’s not worth upsetting someone over; it doesn’t […]
Grief
There’s no denying that grief is painful. The heaviness in your heart. The tears, sadness and longing. Each new grief can be a reminder of previous losses. But it’s good to be reminded that grief is the flip side of love. Let it move through you. It’s the only way out. Also – if you […]
Self-Talk Your Way to Self-Esteem
Language is powerful. Stories are meaningful. What we say to, and about, ourselves is incredibly influential. And that language and those stories are mostly influential on how we feel about ourselves. If we use negative self-talk we’re writing a story of ourselves as someone less than. Less worthy. Less capable. Less likeable. Less everything. Eventually […]
Improve Your Self-Esteem – Kill Comparison
Comparison can be the absolute killer of self-esteem. Comparison makes us judge. Comparison makes us see ourselves as less than. Or, at best, see ourselves as more than (which strangely doesn’t feel that good). If we want to get control of comparison, we need to understand what it is and what it does. There are […]
