On this Mother’s Day, I want to focus on the concept of “mothering” yourself. Over the course of my work, I have discovered that every woman “mothers” in her own unique way. Some of us have biological or adopted human children, while others opt for “fur babies”.
I welcomed two kittens into my home at a time when my biology was screaming “last chance to reproduce”! Abe and Ike were perfect!
Here I must mention a sad truth about most of the women I have ever met:
Most of us are very good at extending endless compassion and caring towards others, but often fail to give it to ourselves.
Hence, why I am writing this blog post. I want to help you become better at giving yourself compassion and care. After all, there is great spiritual wisdom in the announcement made on airline flights:
Put your own oxygen mask on before assisting others.
Following are some articles on the tools and techniques I share with my clients to help them develop self-compassion. Try one, a few, or even all of them! If you find them helpful, please write a comment below letting us know what works for you and how you are applying it to your life. Enjoy ‘mothering’ yourself! You deserve it.
How to Mother Yourself Into Wholeness
Removing blocks to self-compassion
In this post-How to Learn Self-Acceptance, I share what the amazing Buddhist teacher, Tara Brach, calls “the Trance of Unworthiness”. In short? It’s the old “I’m not enough” narrative we all have in our heads which is often playing in the background of our minds like unbearable muzak when we’re put on hold. You want to be rid of it? Here’s how…
In this post-In a Foul Mood? Embrace Your Inner Crab, I explain in detail the importance of being honest with yourself about what you are feeling. This is especially helpful when you are irritated and/or angry. If you are stuffing feelings down, you can’t feel or extend compassion towards yourself.
Concepts, tools and techniques which help you develop self-compassion
In this post- How to Become More Self-Compassionate, you will get a primer on what self-compassion is, as well as how you can make it a regular ‘practise’ in your daily life.
In this post-How to do RAIN Meditation, I explain what the acronym RAIN stands for, it’s benefits, and how to do it.
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