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Continue reading →: The Dangers of Shaming Self-TalkWhat’s the difference between “I did something bad” and “I AM bad?” That’s the difference between guilt and shame. And what such self-talk correlates with will scare you.
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Continue reading →: Are You Responding Or Are You Reacting?
Responding instead of reacting – at least consistently! – is really hard. Yet it’s at the core of mindful, empathetic, and nonviolent communication. I talk in my podcast episode about exactly that.
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Continue reading →: The Pandemic Sucks. Its Lessons Don’t, Though
The COVID 19 pandemic has been one rough ride. Let’s make sure we are extracting all the knowledge, all the learnings we can from it – especially since it’s been so painful to gain them.
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Continue reading →: Beware: The Stressor Might Be Gone, But The Stress Might Not
Is it enough to remove the stressor from our lives to be done with stress? Weirdly, the answer is NO. And although some tunnels of emotions are very long by default, I invite you to learn how not to get stuck in them unnecessarily.
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Continue reading →: How Can We Bring Mindfulness to Work?
The work we do on ourselves and with ourselves is extremely important. But how can we bring that mindfulness, that empathy, that deep listening, and thoughtfulness to work? Here is one suggestion for you.
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Continue reading →: Permission Slip to Explore Your Weirdness
But embracing our weird selves, our strange and unique ways to rest and play is so important. In fact, its importance has been validated by real scientific research!
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Continue reading →: How to Take That Action?
Changing your language itself is not a substitute for taking the action you want to take. But it’s a powerful tool to use.
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Continue reading →: Don’t Forget to Connect! (Two Tips on How to Do It)
If you are feeling a bit – or a lot! – disconnected, please keep reading. Because I wanted to share two quick tips with you.
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Continue reading →: How Much Choice Do I Really Have?
There are tiny ways in which we give up our power. It’s truly surprising how it happens. And we have to start with our language.
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Continue reading →: Have You Been Talking to Yourself Kindly?
A lack of compassion towards ourselves is no joke. It’s not a pleasant way to live. Constant negative self-regulation, playing small, and seeing anything that didn’t go “how it was supposed to go” as a failure serves no purpose. It’s not shameful to do it but we definitely don’t need…
My name is Justina
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