Do you feel like you’re responsible for carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Do you struggle to say no to anyone or anything? Are you just exhausted by trying to be everything to everyone? I’m all too familiar with these feelings. For many years I was the people-pleaser, caretaker, perfectionist who was…
Have you ever felt like self-care is overwhelming or just one more chore on your to-do list? Does it feel like it isn’t “working” for you, or maybe you’re getting self-care wrong? I totally understand that feeling. It happens to me sometimes. And it’s a great reminder for me to check in on what I…
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…
I’m going to start by saying I LOVE my life. But I didn’t always. On my journey from my lowest point to where I am now, I tried A LOT of different things. Some things worked, some didn’t. And some I had to adapt and adjust to fit into my busy life. It’s also important…
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,…