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Not being critical of yourself is a GOOD start

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Thomas Robinson

Recently, when I suggested to a client that she give herself compassion because of the difficult challenges she was going through, she told me she was doing that. Then she explained that in spite of making a couple of mistakes, … Continue reading →

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Beatings will continue until morale improves

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Thomas Robinson

It’s been about three weeks since my last post. I wrote about one of the main reasons why it’s been so long in a post I wrote for another blog, which I titled A Love Story. I was a software … Continue reading →

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Do You Feel Like You’re a Burden to Others?

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Thomas Robinson

When we have a chronic illness, it’s easy and very common to feel that we’re a burden to our partners and our families. We often need them to do many things for us that partners and family members of healthy … Continue reading →

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Who Do You Support and Encourage?

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Thomas Robinson

Earlier this year I coached a young man who had chronic fatigue syndrome and some other health challenges that made his life very difficult. But he wasn’t a complainer and he did his best to get through each day. As … Continue reading →

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