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Healing from Within: Dr Gabor Maté’s 7 A’s of Healing
In my journey of healing from sibling sexual abuse and reclaiming my voice, I stumbled upon Dr Gabor Maté’s profound insights in his book “When the Body Says No – the cost of hidden stress.” His concept of the 7 A’s of Healing resonated deeply with me, as it perfectly mirrored the stages I traversed in my own recovery process. Acceptance: The first step towards healing is acknowledging the reality of our past experiences with compassion. By accepting how things were back then, we pave the way for a more compassionate relationship with ourselves. Awareness: Reclaiming our capacity for emotional truth recognition is crucial. By embracing both the good and…
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Slow Dance Poem
Yesterday, I was reminded of this Slow Dance Poem printed in the book by Tim Ferriss, The 4-Hour Work Week. I recall reading this poem when my company was gaining momentum in sales and gaining territory each year. They were good times! Our nurses had more work than they needed, and everything was going to plan. Adrenaline-pumping, high-achieving me was saying, ‘ More, do more, work harder’. I was also meditating and an avid reader of all kinds of leadership books. One book I read was The 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss. The poem titled ‘Slow Dance’ was towards the back. I read the words. Then I sat quietly, looked up,…
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My break up with social media
In 2020 I began what I call my break up with social media. In 2021 there was a day when my break up with social media came down to clicking the delete buttons – if I could find them! I persevered, and I did find the right buttons. I pressed delete and exited from Facebook and Instagram for ethical and safety reasons: about women, children, and challenging the norm. Women For some time, I had listened to women of every age share how social media stir up emotions of anxiety, depression, overwhelm, low self-worth, comparison, not feeling good enough, loss of self-confidence, lack, a failure. Women I was coaching were…
