Tag Archives: self love
self love
When we can accept ourselves, even on our toughest days, there’s no more need to hide or pretend. We don’t have to puff ourselves up. We don’t have to drag others down in order to feel okay about ourselves. We … Continue reading
Know that it’s not all-or-nothing
If you want to meditate every night before bed but end up doing it for only five nights, you can decide that this counts as a win. “It’s so you can forgive yourself when something inevitably does come up and … Continue reading
Showing up
Start showing up for yourself in really small ways. Maybe it’s a journaling habit for five minutes every day. Just do that for a month. Not that followed by yoga and meditation and all the other healthy things. You can’t … Continue reading
Mental Rest
Often, you think of rest as sleeping or being inactive, but it also includes mental rest, which means letting your mind pause and rest, Zwarensteyn says. The human brain needs downtime to process information and store memories, so you can … Continue reading
Compassion
Pause to offer yourself a dose of whatever may be needed – perhaps a dose of kindness, appreciation, self-compassion, and/or forgiveness. Turn the same warmth and kindness that you so freely offer to others inward now, toward yourself. Maybe offer … Continue reading
Real Life of an MSW 