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Trust Yourself Despite Everyday Gaslighting

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:August 1, 2016
  • Post category:Self-Trust

Imagine a kind friend saying, "I believe you. It’s not you. You’re doing all the right things."

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Serenity Through Your Locus of Control

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:June 2, 2015
  • Post category:Self-Trust

One of the central tasks of healing is to reassign fault and power.

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Stand in Your Story

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:August 2, 2014
  • Post category:Self-Trust

It is healthy to value your own viewpoint, no matter how personal and emotional.

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Heritage of Resilience

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:December 2, 2012
  • Post category:Self-Trust

Resilience repeats across generations as survivors teach their strengths through stories and behavior.

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Discover Your Core Commitments

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:September 2, 2012
  • Post category:Self-Trust

What do you reach toward no matter how many obstacles stand in your way?

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Repair Your Reality After Gaslighting

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:June 2, 2012
  • Post category:Self-Trust

Gaslighting teaches you to doubt your perceptions of reality. To repair your self-trust, tune in to your internal signals with interested curiosity.

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Permission to Stop Beating Yourself Up

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:May 2, 2012
  • Post category:Self-Trust

Here is your Official Permission to believe you are good enough for self-compassion right now.

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Connect with Your Complex Voice

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:April 2, 2012
  • Post category:Self-Trust

Humming can heal the isolation of trauma.

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Many Voices, All Valid

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:July 2, 2011
  • Post category:Self-Trust

Greet all parts of yourself with compassion to feel the validation you seek.

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Needs Amnesty Day

  • Post author:sonia
  • Post published:March 2, 2010
  • Post category:Self-Trust

Tired of figuring out which needs are allowed? Declare a Needs Amnesty Day and welcome them all.

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