How to Cultivate Self-Compassion & Overcome Your Inner Critic (Part 3 of 4)

 

Welcome to part 3 of my 4 part blog-series on cultivating self-compassion and overcoming your inner critic!

In part 1 we looked at just what our inner critic is, and how it can be extremely damaging to our mental health and sense of happiness and wellbeing.

And in part 2, we looked at just what self-compassion is exactly, how it differs from self-esteem, and the 3 core components of self-compassion: mindfulness, self-kindness and common humanity.… Keep reading...

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How to Cultivate Self-Compassion & Overcome Your Inner Critic (Part 2 of 4)

“A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life” – Chris Germer

In last week’s blog post, I explored how our inner critic can cause us so much inner stress and self-sabotage, robbing us of feeling truly happy and being able to reach our full potential.

This week I’d like to share more about the practice of mindful self-compassion, a proven way to reduce the powerful grip of our inner critic and enable us to experience more inner peace and emotional resilience.… Keep reading...

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How to Cultivate Self-Compassion & Overcome Your Inner Critic (Part 1 of 4)

Imagine you had to spend a whole week – day in and day out – with someone really NASTY glued to your side. Every time you made a mistake, they called you names, let you know you really blew it and made you feel worse. Every time you looked in the mirror, they pointed out your flaws. Every time you wanted to try something new or strive for a goal, they told you not to bother because you’d probably fail or you’re not good enough.… Keep reading...

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The #1 Supplement I Recommend for Anxiety and Depression

Before I share with you the #1 nutritional supplement I recommend to virtually ALL my naturopathic patients suffering from anxiety and depression – let me share a caveat…

Both anxiety and depression are complex, multi-factorial conditions with a range of potential underlying causes, both physical and mental, and treatment must ALWAYS be tailored to the individual to address these unique factors.

This is the heart of naturopathic philosophy, and why orthodox medicine is not stemming the current mental health epidemic with it’s one-size-fits-all, “pill for an ill” paradigm…

So unfortunately, just as I believe good mental health care must go beyond pharmacology, likewise, there is no ONE nutritional supplement that is a magic cure-all for anxiety and depression.… Keep reading...

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How to STOP Feeling Rushed, Busy and Overwhelmed….

 

Tell me,

Do you ever wake up thinking of all things you have to do that day and feeling like you’re starting your day from a starting block on a race track….that your day is a literal race against time to get everything that has to be done, DONE??

(My hand is certainly raised…)

It’s certainly not a fun – let alone calm! – way to live…and I have been looking closely at my own life and ways of doing things to find out if there’s another way….if… Keep reading...

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