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When Compassion Becomes Self-Denial: Listening to What Your Body Knows
Compassion is beautiful โ until it costs you your dignity or sense of safety or self-worth. Learn how to recognise when compassion or understanding becomes self-denial and how to return to self-trust.
How to Listen to Yourself (Even When It Goes Against Whatโs Expected)
By societyโs standards, Iโm behind.
By my own standards, Iโve never felt more at peace.
I once thought peace would arrive if I just ticked all the boxes. Most of us were taught what the boxes should be, but not how to discern if weโre choosing the right ones for us.
Why Do I Always Put Others First? How to Stop Silencing Your Needs and Start Trusting Yourself
When youโve spent a lifetime keeping everyone else happy, having needs of your own can feel dangerous.
Many of my clients โ and I โ share this experience. We entered adulthood with a deeply ingrained habit of putting everyone elseโs needs before our own.