Most of us aren’t very kind to ourselves, but we need to be. This episode dives into what it really means to be kind to yourself, as opposed to just occasionally “nice.” Along the way, we understand what self-esteem and self-compassion are doing in your life, how they can become challenged by the ongoing distress of life with chronic illness, and what we can do to improve self-esteem and (more important) bolster self-compassion.
Meditation isn’t what you probably think it is. We dive in to meditation as exercise for the parts of our mind we want to...
Grief is messy and surprising. It is, ironically, a side effect of living and loving. But we’re not taught how to grieve well —...
The ongoing distress of chronic illness and caregiving erodes the foundations of our most important relationships: trust, respect, and hope. We must learn to...
