Girl, Give Yourself Grace (PT 1)
Understanding Self-Unkindness and Self-Compassion: How harsh self-talk harms us and how practicing mindfulness, common humanity, and self-kindness (self-compassion) can stop self-unkindness and improve wellbeing.
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Girl, Give Yourself Grace (PT 2)
In the first part of this piece, we explored self-unkindness and self-compassion and its 3 doorways according to Dr. Kristin Neff: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. In this part, we will look at practical tips on practicing self-compassion.
Relationships
The Romantically Independent Woman PT 2
To be romantically independent, you would need to put in the work to generate love and romance on your own, and if someone offers you genuine romance, you’re able to detect and accept it. But how exactly do you generate your own romance?
Relationships
The Romantically Independent Woman Pt 1
My argument, is that more women need to become romantically independent. We have done great work in becoming financially independent, but now, it’s time to move on to freedom in other areas too, one of which is romance.
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