Why Self-Awareness Isn’t Producing the Change You Want You’re a highly self-aware person. Yet, despite all your awareness, you may feel stuck in your patterns. Self-awareness is supposed to be part of transformation and evolution, so why does your self-awareness seem to just increase... See more

chronic self-criticism is a way to feel like you're "doing something" about the perceived problem, without actually taking any action it's your subconscious finding the perfect compromise between the desire to stay stuck (and therefore safe) and the desire to move forward

Self-forgiveness and agency are intimately linked. Without ample compassion, the threat of failure becomes too terrifying. When you're irrationally afraid of judgment, you can't shoulder full responsibility, so you can't inhabit your full potential & wield your power wisely.

Seems like one of the highest leverage stories for many ppl (me included) to reprogram is the one that goes like: >I am struggling >I am struggling and it is my fault >I am struggling and it is my fault and I have to deal with this on my own >I am going to isolate myself... See more