If Courage Is a Value That You Hold, Prepare to Be Criticized.
As a naturally strong woman, I am constantly criticized for my strength and size, and to go even further, accused of not being natural at all.
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Brené Brown
Sorry, Brené, We Should Feel Ashamed. (Part Two)
Many of us waking up to humanity's impact feel ashamed right now. The shame is so intense because we don’t know what immediate action to take.
None Can Know What Gets Lost and Found at the Crossroads.
We do know that to be alive is to age, and aging is inherently a losing proposition to which we must surrender, with grace or not.
Seeing the World with New Eyes: Awakening Through Loss.
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler, in 'On Grief and Grieving', identified five stages of grief: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance.
Burning My Shame in the Fire of Self-Acceptance.
My shame tells me I am wrong, not enough, not perfect. It often reminds me of my past mistakes, the times in my life that I have not been seen, chosen, accepted, understood or validated. When I try to expand, it asks me, "Who do you think you are?"
Being Lloyd Dobler: A Lesson on Authentic Vulnerability.
In the last two years, I have been actively working on healing a broken heart and loving myself fully, while also getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. I could have easily withered away out of embarrassment and rejection, or as a friend said about herself, "felt defeated because I ...
Notes from a Woman Who Made Her own Rules: A Story of Self-Acceptance.
I reclaimed my health and left my job, embarking on a six-month trip to India and Bali. I volunteered at shelters, I practiced Yoga at the foothills of the Himalayas, and I worked through some of the emotional baggage that I'd accumulated. That baggage looked like divorce and bulimia. It looked ...
Raise Responsible Rebels to Transform the Next Generation.
We withhold affection, appreciation, and affiliation when our children show us parts of themselves that we can’t tolerate or don’t like, and we embrace and praise them when they do as we please. While we are busy role-modeling, reinforcing, and rewarding good behavior, and punishing, shaming, ...
11 Tips For A Passionate Love Affair With Writing.
Once, in an effort to console my broken heart, Mum told me love should be like an old pair of comfy slippers. Oh gawd, I thought. Now that is tragic. How boring. How unromantic.
I’m still not completely sold on the comfy slippers thing, but I sure am done with tragic.
The Back And Forth Of Grieving A Divorce.
The second half of the year I spent picking up the pieces of my shattered self, trying to navigate and recreate a new normal for my daughter and me.