self-care

I'm finding these Johns Hopkins self-care through somatic movement videos to be fabulous for me personally. I've not been doing them for very long but so far my body and mind feel so much more peaceful. I therefore thought I'd share a link to them in case they might help anyone else on the...

I do want to heal, otherwise I wouldn't be here. I've always fought for myself to be a better person. I have beaten so many self-destructive things I used to do to harm myself. But I don't actually want to be NICE to myself every day if that makes sense. Despite not cutting or drinking or...

Sometimes I confuse the things I things I do for myself that are motivated by self-compassion, and those that are motivated by fear, as I recently learned. I'm working on the latter, but there are a few that are clear-cut. I walk my dog every morning, no matter what, because walking a dog is one...

Before sitting down to do the day's exercises, I was grabbing the journal. I had the clash of the personality traits today, and a clear example of how I tie myself in knots with these conflicting drives. I made a mistake today. It felt very significant. I felt the physical response in my...

If you're trying to get into Mindfulness and meditation, there are some great tips here on what to do if you are a perfectionist or a procrastinator. It may be helpful for all perfectionists and procrastinators to read as it can be used when approaching any self-care activity that we're putting...

Migraines - pretty much gone and when they do come they last a few hours rather than a few days Daily head tension - down from a constant 6 to an intermittent 2/3 RSI in bot hands -pretty much gone Remaining... constant lightheaded foggy head and slightly blurred vision New symptom - intense...

@Sonic brought up an important point in a recent thread regarding embarrassment and negative self-talk: "I can relate to your post mate and there is something you mention there that relates to my past expeperiance about past embarrassments. If you are ruminating and thinking of these often then...

Since I visit the TMS Wiki during my lunch break at work, I'm not able to post very often. But, recently I've been seeing more folks becoming increasingly desperate because of the long time it's taking them to heal. Even those that are fully committed to the belief and practice of TMS. I am one...

I love this technique because it's very simple and you can use it when pain in intense, when you're feeling overwhelmed by emotions, or when you're fear or anxiety are running high. It's a very gentle way of letting your fear brain know that you are safe in this moment. I'd love to hear about...

I had a massage this morning. It had been scheduled for three weeks. I hadn't read ahead on the SEP days, but had missed a couple of days. This is a wonderful synchronicity. The massage was wonderful. I kept reminding myself, as the therapist smoothed out my knots, that it was...