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Affirmations didn’t cure my nervous system, but they regulated my distress. Saying these affirmations outloud, looking at myself in the camera, and feeling connected to others gave me a sense of safety, hope, and purpose. Which my brain needed. My brain needed to know I was safe. My brain needed to know I could trust people. And my brain needed the actual content from the affirmations to begin rewiring the communication between my thoughts and my physical body.

Coping Skills, Depression, Self-EsteemRachel HavekostJuly 27, 2021affirmations, self-love, gratitude, manifestation, self-compassion, self-care, self-acceptanceComment

Why I’m Choosing Gratitude Instead of Resolution This New Years

I love tradition, and ritual, and ceremony. And even though I chose not to write resolutions, I wanted to honor the end of a year. I wanted to use the transition as an opportunity to reflect. So I decided that in lieu of New Years Resolutions, I would write New Years Reflections: I would find gratitude for this past year.