Nicole Dake·1 day agoDaily Positive AffirmationsMay 25, 2022 — Daily positive affirmations. I have compassion for myself. I accept my flaws. As humans, we are all creatures with flaws. No one is perfect. Accepting that is an act of compassion for yourself, as is removing the pressure to be perfect. When we have compassion for ourselves, and accept ourselves…Affirmations3 min read
Quỳnh N. N. Huỳnh·2 days agoa few memes from my closet.Note from author: If you’re not a Medium member and have exceeded your monthly reading limit, click here to access my free copy of this article, or here to sign up for the membership to directly support me and other writers like me. Sorry for spamming. This was supposed to…Humor3 min read
Yasemin Tunc·2 days agoHow do you practice self compassion?How do you practice self compassion? This young man who works security at my building stopped me yesterday to ask me a question. He said someone long ago predicted that he would be obese or a criminal. He said he still thinks about this from time to time. He asked…Self Compassion2 min read
Matilde Magro·4 days agoA few words on healing traumaTrauma has your face in it. I mean, whatever trauma you’ve been through, the way you, your body, your mind, your spirit reacted, it’s your trauma responses and it has your face in it. …Trauma5 min read
Jelena KollmanninKnow Thyself, Heal Thyself·4 days ago3 Lessons That My Zero-Fear All-In Challenge Has Already Taught MeDay 6 of my Zero-Fear All-In Challenge — It is day 6 of my Zero-Fear All-In Challenge. And if this challenge is showing me anything, it is this: my own peculiarities and anxieties. I used to think that I was 100% aware of it. But this challenge is really showing me all the ways I’ve been holding myself…Challenge3 min read
Quỳnh N. N. Huỳnh·5 days agoSuck, What To Do?Note from author: If you’re not a Medium member and have exceeded your monthly reading limit, click here to access my free copy of this article, or here to sign up for the reading membership to directly support me and other writers like me. Some my age are working with…Dark Humor3 min read
Tuti EraninAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·5 days agoSometimes we fuck things up and that's okay.I've had a weird day yesterday and I realized I made two mistakes. I used to have no compassion for myself when I made mistakes. Everything I do had to be perfect, otherwise, it was as good as garbage. As I grow up, I realized that it is not that…Self Love3 min read
Vanessa Dueck·6 days agoNot Everyone is Going to Like YouYa, okay. Just because it’s true doesn’t mean it doesn’t suck. This is kind of along the same message as this piece I wrote back in January. This message that we get hit with, one that there’s no way we’re all so cool with: ‘Not everyone is going to like…Beyourself2 min read
Amanda Hannon·5 days agoEmbrace the Good (Enough)We have not done a great… or rather, good enough… job of creating a society of secure, grounded adolescents and young adults. Time and time again, in my experience as a psychologist, I have encountered young and not-so-young adults struggling to make sense of themselves and their place in the…Self Worth6 min read
Quỳnh N. N. Huỳnh·6 days agoGhosted, What To Do?Note from author: If you’re not a Medium member and have exceeded your monthly reading limit, click here to access my free copy of this article, or here to sign up for the reading membership to directly support me and other writers like me. If you are reading this article…Relationships3 min read
