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How I Got My Health Back After Being Diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease

If you have read more than a few of my previous posts, you know that I am a strong believer in the benefits and the importance of self compassion. I have seen many people experience miracles from using it, and … Continue reading

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A Death in the Family

My brother Ben died last week. I miss him a lot and always will. He was a wonderful man, husband, brother, and human being. You can read more about him in the tribute on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bennett.a.robinson. I’m writing … Continue reading

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Love Heals

I’m sure you have read or heard it said that love is the greatest healer of all. But often when we need it the most, that healing love can be hard to find. In this post, I’m going to share … Continue reading

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Is this why you have a hard time having compassion for yourself?

When I tell people all the reasons why they should give themselves lots of compassion, some of them do. But others don’t. They may try, and they may even think that they’re giving themselves compassion, but they aren’t. For a … Continue reading

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What’s so great about situation-specific self-compassion?

What’s so great about situation-specific self-compassion is that it is an extremely powerful tool for healing. In this post, I’m going to tell you what it is and how it differs from “normal” self-compassion. Over the past few months, I … Continue reading

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A New Golden Rule

My New Golden Rule will help you have a better life when you have a chronic illness. But before I tell you what it is, I want to say that if you aren’t following my frequent suggestion of giving compassion … Continue reading

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The Healing Power of Self-Compassion

Of all the strategies I teach my clients to help them live well when they have a chronic illness, the one I teach the most is compassion. I teach it and reinforce it by having them wear their watch on … Continue reading

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When you get angry, be gentle and understanding – with yourself

I decided on today’s topic because of a conversation that took place recently in one of the online support groups I belong to. A woman I’ll call Carolyn wrote about her long, ongoing struggle to try to get disability insurance. … Continue reading

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Another way to benefit if you’re in an online support group

In this post, I’m going to describe a very different way to benefit from participating in on online support group. But first I will say a few words about them for those who have never joined one. They are great … Continue reading

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I’m So Sorry

In this post I want to tell you three of the most important words I’ve learned in my life. Those words are: I’m so sorry. You may be wondering or guessing why I think those words are so important. The … Continue reading

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