This story is a great reminder of the power of engaging with a therapist or coach, or being part of a support group that gives us the space to explore our emotions and experiences without judgment.
Brené Brown • Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
- I know what makes people grow more reliably than anything else. It is: taking on a difficult project with some amount of public accountability. This can be large or small: a lecture series, a business, a blog, a house, a child, etc.
- It’s strange, but I know that it’s common to resist positive emotions, as well as negative ones. Ask yours
Sasha Chapin • 50 Things I Know
“Insight is the booby prize of therapy” is my favorite maxim of the trade, meaning that you can have all the insight in the world, but if you don’t change when you’re out in the world, the insight—and the therapy—is worthless. Insight allows you to ask yourself, Is this something that’s being done to me or am I doing it to myself? The answer gives
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Inner Child Work & Cognitive Restructuring
1. Understanding Negative Cognitions and Beliefs
Inner Child Work:
Where did this language start? Explore where the negative self-talk or beliefs originated in childhood or early life.
These beliefs often become ingrained as truths in your mind, formed during early experiences.
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