◊ “Our closest relationships may begin as a recognition or the delight of positive relatedness with someone who shares our most cherished values.” Since early childhood, I have felt alive within me a best friend who has never let me down. When I listen with my whole...
Read More↓ Some days going to the beach with friends is self-care. Others it may be watching nature shows at home alone. A lot of people associate the summertime with fun, carefree times. We go on trips, we head to the water, and we spend time with friends...
Read MoreSelf-compassion can make a person feel more energetic, alive, and optimistic. Right up there with being able to make spaghetti and wash your own socks, practicing self-compassion rates as a vital life skill. With self-compassion, we are able to accept that though we are imperfect beings...
Read More↓ “Positivity becomes toxic when an overfocus on rainbows and flowers leads to bypassing necessary emotions and experiences. Difficult emotions are there for a reason.” There's one cure for toxic positivity ...
Read More↓ Be your own valentine this year. Recommit to “the most important relationship of your life: the one you have with yourself.” Valentine’s Day is a holiday with a lot of pressure. It’s the only holiday for a stretch during late winter, and it’s all about romance....
Read MoreAs the chocolate buzz of Valentine’s Day fades, I find myself thinking about radical acts of self-love. Over the last week I’ve polled my friends, asking them for their take on the qualities of someone in a state of self-love. For some, the question conjures...
Read MoreExplore Powerful Practices for Uncovering Lasting Self-Love, Self-Awareness, and Self-Worth “The process of genuine, self-loving transformation requires us to view ourselves with new lenses, new ways of really witnessing, as we take the journey inward.” My dream is to empower others with the tools of self-love mastery...
Read MoreExplore Powerful Practices for Uncovering Lasting Self-Love, Self-Awareness, and Self-Worth by Kellie J. Wright “The process of genuine, self-loving transformation requires us to view ourselves with new lenses, new ways of really witnessing, as we take the journey inward.” My dream is to empower others with the tools...
Read More↓ When we listen to the nagging, negative voice inside our heads, we push ourselves too hard—and we push ourselves away, too. When you learn to love yourself, your relationships will improve for the better. ↓ Try a loving-kindness day: pick a day, don't schedule anything, and just see...
Read MoreBoosting your emotional wellbeing doesn’t always have to feature grand gestures and sweeping changes. Here are nine small adjustments you can make in your day-to-day life. A great way to welcome the New Year is to focus on your emotional wellbeing. After all, your emotional wellness...
Read MoreLove yourself in a way only you can. Treat yourself as you would your most adored person, place, or object. Why not? ↓ “Sometimes, it only takes one person to change your life. One to be there for you, to push you, to believe in you. It...
Read MoreHow to cultivate and strengthen our capacity for kindness and compassion. ↓ Offering a smile and a kind word to the checkout person, giving a frazzled mom an understanding look when her child is having a tantrum, offering your shoulder to cry on for an upset friend;...
Read MoreWhen I walk through my plant nursery, The Sacred Garden, right after we have water, there is a tangible energy in the air. Everything feels different. When I stop to be observant and consider what it is that I am feeling, I realize that the feeling...
Read MoreAging with Divine Feminine Beauty ↓ “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” —Kahlil Gibran ↓ Have you ever met a woman who emits so much love and warmth that you just want to stay near her and bask in her energy? It...
Read MoreDo Mindful People Have a Stronger Sense of Self? ↓ Mindful people might be happier because they cultivate non-judgmental awareness of their thoughts, which allows them to better understand who they really are, suggests a new study. We all experience moments of self-doubt. Maybe we’re faced with a...
Read MoreWinter Practices To Support Your Inward Journey ⇓ This next month can be fertile ground for the renewal of spirit and for clarity of mind and heart. This is my favorite time of the year. It is not because of the gatherings nor the Christmas lights. It is...
Read MoreNaturally Fade Acne Marks Using Homemade Masks The breakouts have stopped but those nasty acne marks just won’t go away. Acne treatment products are often times hard on the pocket. If you don’t have the budget, try these easy homemade masks to naturally fade acne scars. * Baking...
Read More6 Signs of Depression Depression is a silent disorder. It is not a simple “I am sad” feeling but is the feeling of extreme sadness which affects much on what we feel, think, act and handle daily activities. * In a report by the World Health Organization, suicide...
Read MoreMeditation Is Hard When You Hate Yourself * Maybe at some point, you decided to try meditation—thinking it might help you resemble those placid, robe-draped figures chanting in the documentaries. Maybe you marveled at those scientific studies linking meditation with reduced anxiety and better sleep. Maybe you started...
Read More* 16 Affirmations For Loving Your Body * What if we were to practice radical self-acceptance? * One of my favorite internet memes reads, “How to have a bikini body: Take a bikini. Put it on your body.” I love how it rejects outright the notion that in order to...
Read More* Stop the Violence Within * Never speak badly about yourself. It’s a simple statement, one many of us would agree with in concept. But do you follow it’s advice? Probably not. Because our inner critic speaks to us in a voice so familiar we rarely notice it’s presence. * Recently,...
Read More* 17 Affirmations For Embracing Imperfection * Use these affirmations to accept that life is not perfect. My daughter was discouraged. She’s just tried laser tag for the first time at a friend’s birthday party, and her Red Team had come in last with points. I pointed out that...
Read More* Sometimes Just Stepping Outside Is a Mark of Courage * On crowded streets, I often wonder who among us found it very hard to leave his or her home that day, yet did it anyway. In other words, I wonder who is brave. Then I send silent greetings: Hello,...
Read More* For a Positive Body Image, Choose Self-Compassion over Self-Esteem * “Beauty is perfect in its imperfections, so you just have to go with the imperfections.” —Diane Von Furstenberg A new study by researchers at the University of Waterloo has touched on a somewhat taboo question: ‘What if women...
Read More* 6 Secrets of Happy Relationships * Before the battles begin, we start out believing that being with this person will make us happy. Ironically, that’s the critical mistake… “This isn’t working. Let’s just get a divorce,” Caroline said, as she stormed out of their new house. Wally stopped...
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