Many people think of self-compassion as a gentle approach to caring for yourself. This could include creating mantras, mindfulness practices, and journaling. While these are wonderful habits to implement into your life, there is another, more active side to self-compassion. This includes standing up for yourself, setting healthy boundaries, and facing challenging situations with mindful [...]
Denette will be a speaker at the 2021 Compassion Conference on Sept. 18 (also sponsoring), as she will offer an Introduction to Mindful Self-Compassion. For more information http://bit.ly/CDFW21 2021 Compassion Conference HOSTED BY COMPASSIONATE DFW &THE CROW MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART AT UT DALLAS @ University of Texas Dallas, Davidson-Gundy Alumni Center CHOOSE FROM [...]
I was pleased to have an opportunity to talk about mindful self-compassion (MSC) in the pre-recorded Q&A segment which followed the documentary, My Year of Living Mindfully by Australian filmmaker, Shannon Harvey I received several responses from people telling me how much they enjoyed the documentary and how the self-compassion information added to their overall understanding of how to [...]
During this period of physical distancing, socializing has moved to virtual gatherings. We are lucky to have this outlet to overcome the inevitable loneliness we are all experiencing. But it’s not the same. Phone calls help too, but again, not the same as being in the physical presence of those who are our friends, who [...]
A global pandemic and weeks of cloudy, rainy days. Disrupted schedules and financial concerns. Questions without answers. What a time we’re living in. My hope is that you are practicing self-compassion for yourself and your loved ones during this period. We know that emotional, physical, and mental pain occurs in all lives AND that [...]
I live without trees now. That’s a bit of an exaggeration if I’m factual; it’s absolutely true if I’m speaking from my heart. A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about the tornado that hit my home and the blessings that came with that experience. This is about a terrible loss I feel that [...]
I knew I was in a tornado when, standing at my bathroom window, I saw two of our large 50 ft trees go down as if they were twigs. Our home was hit by a tornado on October 20, 2019. According to the tornado tracking on the news that evening, it was not supposed to [...]
It took me a few weeks to feel ready to write this short blog. I knew, after seeing the movie Rocketman, that I wanted – even needed – to put in writing the impact that movie had on me. It continues to stay with me 3 weeks after seeing it. It helps that I love [...]
This is the last of a series on calming the mind with self-compassion in the 21st century. We discussed how the old part of the brain works and takes priority when we feel threatened. And, how the actions we take when our amygdala (the emotional center of the brain) takes over and causes us shame, [...]
In the previous blog post, I focused on the stimulation of our amygdala’s threat system, the stress that accumulates when there is no fight, flight or freeze (FFF) needed because the amygdala is so easily tricked in our 21st century life. This stress is physically embodied and without release takes up residence fatiguing our system [...]