Are you Listening? Validate YourselfWhen someone tells us that what we feel or think is wrong, stupid or unimportant, they invalidate us. If it happens infrequently, we can...
When Mistakes Feel ShamingI can still remember the shame I felt at 16 when I didn’t pass my driver’s test the first time. Failing confirmed every negative thought...
Pain is Inevitable; Suffering is OptionalWhen I was eight years old I called a girl a bad name. She told me I was gonna be sorry, and I believed her. For the next three years I...
Trust Yourself and Heal from Social AnxietySocial anxiety is the fear of being judged by other people; but it’s not other people’s judgment we fear, it’s our own. If we can handle...