Like many people I hadn’t heard of self-care until relatively recently, I’d say the last 10 years. In 2005 I had a health crisis, and another one in 2006, as well as the usual life hurdles. Over the next seven years I got on with things and just as everything feel into place, I fell apart.
In recent days I have been watching the fallout of the Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary. A common criticism I have seen is that Meghan has no class and my internal monologue is always, but isn’t that the point she is trying to make?
Shame lives in the shadows of everyday life, and most of us have experienced shame at some point. It’s that feeling that something is wrong with you. Feeling shame is often a response to stories we have told ourselves, that others have told to us, or stories from our community and culture. We experience shame when our reality doesn't match these stories. But there is a way to develop shame resilience.
It has rained non-stop for the last 24 hours. Our dam is full, the grass is green, my house is warm and dry. In this moment I am acutely aware of just how lucky I am ...
Like many people I hadn’t heard of self-care until relatively recently, I’d say the last 10 years. In 2005 I had a health crisis, and another one in 2006, as well as the usual life hurdles. Over the next seven years I got on with things and just as everything feel into place, I fell apart.
In recent days I have been watching the fallout of the Harry and Meghan Netflix documentary. A common criticism I have seen is that Meghan has no class and my internal monologue is always, but isn’t that the point she is trying to make?
Shame lives in the shadows of everyday life, and most of us have experienced shame at some point. It’s that feeling that something is wrong with you. Feeling shame is often a response to stories we have told ourselves, that others have told to us, or stories from our community and culture. We experience shame when our reality doesn't match these stories. But there is a way to develop shame resilience.
It has rained non-stop for the last 24 hours. Our dam is full, the grass is green, my house is warm and dry. In this moment I am acutely aware of just how lucky I am ...
