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Tag Archives: self compassion
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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Tagged alternative medicine, alternative treatments, Crohn's disease, death, grief, healing, illness, medical team, memories, self compassion
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An Awful Christmas Present
Earlier this month, I was having a conversation with a woman who has lupus. The reason I’m writing about it is because I was greatly affected by one of the things she said. Linda, who is a cable TV installer, … Continue reading
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Tagged consultation, emotional pain, empathy, gift, gifts, gratitude, hopelessness, lupus, organs, physical pain, self compassion, struggle
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Are You Angry at Yourself? Probably – Even if You Don’t Think so
You may already know that anger can have negative effects on both your emotional and physical well-being. I will describe some of those effects later in this post. But before I do, I want to point out something most people … Continue reading
How Good a Racecar Driver are You?
I’m going to start out this post by asking you a favor, which is to please bear with me while I explain why I titled this post How Good a Racecar Driver are You? My guess is that while you’re … Continue reading
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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Tagged abuse, denial, healing, resistance, self compassion, transgressions
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Not being critical of yourself is a GOOD start
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
You Truly Need Gentleness and Compassion–from Yourself
If you have read more than a few of my posts, you know that I frequently recommend that you be gentle and compassionate with yourself when you are experiencing painful symptoms or having a hard time because of your illness. … Continue reading
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Tagged chronic illness, gentleness, joy, peace of mind, self compassion, self critical, self judging, symptoms
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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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Tagged care, difficult challenges, emotional pain, healing, love, self compassion
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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
Do you have TLCC Deficiency Syndrome? Here’s how to treat it
You won’t find TLCC Deficiency Syndrome in a medical dictionary, but in my many years of coaching people with chronic illnesses I’ve found that it describes what many of them have. TLC, of course, is an acronym for “tender loving … Continue reading
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Tagged compassion, flare, self compassion, symptoms, tender loving care
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