V-day got me thinking...

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Hope you had a lovely holiday weekend.

Valentine’s day got me thinking….

What are the conditions needed for love to exist?
What are the qualities of a healthy living relationship?

This weekend’s Settle Your Sh*t workshop participants came up with this list

Compassion
Warmth
Kindness
Availability
Trust
Empathy

I’ll add listening and honesty.

Now, let’s flip it by turning these qualities inward. Partnered or single, practice the qualities that help you to FEEL love in your body, your thoughts, your emotions. Practice that love inside yourself.

How can you let yourself know that you appreciate and love YOU?
What actions can you take to show empathy, trust, listening, honesty and courage?

Somatic therapy is a practice of self-love. It goes deeper than understanding your history, changing your diet, and deep breathing. It addresses the things we didn’t get from our caregivers as kids. It gives you a chance to be seen and heard beyond words. A chance to feel as though you belong here just as you are. That’s when your sh*t starts to settle and patterns start to change.

Unfortunately, this wasn’t taught to us by our caregivers, it wasn’t modeled for us at home or in our culture. Let’s change the patterning now for ourselves and for the little people in your life to grow up with these skills.

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I love you, do you?

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