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SELF LOVE: It isn't cheesy or only for the privileged. It's a radical stance of alliance with your body in a world that often directs you to self sacrifice in detrimental ways.
At the heart of all social revolutions in someone brave enough to love themselves and protest maltreatment.
Loving yourself isn't a luxury to be enjoyed in your free time, it's a necessity to take with you to help you take care of your body and self in a world that won't always do that for you.
Supporting a trauma survivor's felt safety means being present with empathy and patience, providing a space of safety to help calm their dysregulation and offer them a secure and grounding attachment relationship.
In this emotional video, the speaker shares the heartbreaking news that their beloved aunt Janis, who has battled cancer for over two decades, is now in her last days, and they reflect on the impact she has had on their life and the grief that they and their family are experiencing.
Avoid focusing too much on fairness when teaching kids, as it can create a belief that good behavior is always rewarded and bad behavior is always punished, leading to the dangerous belief that they deserve any trauma they experience, instead use relational motivation to guide them towards making good choices.