I’ve been thinking about tv a lot lately. One of the 4C’s in Quieting Your Inner Critic is building a consistent, sufficient, and sustainable self-care & self-work routine. When I talk about self-care, I always distinguish it from self-work and distraction. In a nutshell: Self-care is what nourishes and fills our reserves. Self-work is how…
In order to be hard on yourself, you have to start with the belief that you’re falling short somehow. Falling short of your expectations for yourself, of other’s expectations for you, of what you believe society expects you to be and do. At the core of this self-criticism is our beliefs. The beliefs often aren’t true,…
Over the last several months, I’ve been taking a hard look at what I offer, and making sure that I’m providing not only what’s most needed, but also what’s most resonant. And what keeps coming up over, and over, and over again, is the difficult relationship so many of us have with our inner critic.…
This is blog post #145 and Solicited Advice Episode #43. And to date, I’ve avoided listing out my self-care checklist for one big reason – what self-care looks like for me isn’t necessarily what self-care will look like for you! Just because something fills me up, doesn’t mean it will also refill your mental, emotional,…
Ready, set, goals! In this post, I’m offering three self-care and self-work techniques which will help you take major steps toward improving your life. And the best part, each one takes just one minute! If you struggle with overwhelm, anxiety, stress, and burnout, these tools are a great place to start in bringing more balance,…