by thetendingyear | Aug 20, 2018 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Values
Let’s get one thing straight: I already know that you are good enough. You probably think that I am good enough, too. I also bet that sometimes you don’t feel like you’re good enough, because I know sometimes I sure don’t. The self development realm is practically...
by thetendingyear | Jul 30, 2018 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development
Ever get that feeling where you know you feel bad, but you aren’t exactly sure what might help you feel better? Wish you knew that the heck was going on, so you could try to have more control? Since I struggle with all of these things, I dedicated Week 31 of The...
by thetendingyear | Jun 18, 2018 | Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development
June’s theme is BALANCE. What better way to seek balance than embracing the gray area between black and white thinking? I struggle a lot with Black and White thinking, which I believe is emphasized by my experience with Complex PTSD. According to this 2014 article in...
by thetendingyear | Jun 11, 2018 | Chronic Pain, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Slow Living, Workaholism
If you do a search for the hashtag “selfcare” on Instagram, you’ll find an amalgamation of “you are enough” written in calligraphy, heavily filtered pictures of skinny bikini-clad women on beaches, and…products. Marketing campaigns promote self-care as a product for...
by thetendingyear | May 28, 2018 | Habit formation, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Personal Development, Slow Living, Values
For me, Negative Self Talk usually sounds like this: Why would anyone like me? I’ll never be good enough. I shouldn’t even try. I’m going to fail anyways. It feels cringingly horrible, and once I fall into the dark pit of a self loathing loop it can be very difficult...
by thetendingyear | May 21, 2018 | Chronic Pain, Graduate School, Mental Health, Workaholism
This image is by the artist Layla Durrani. You can see her artwork on Instagram and on her website. I love black and white thinking. I love rules, instructions, how-to guides, and most of all I love doing a “good job.” Sometimes, due to pain or illness or overlapping...
