1. Monitor Negative Self Talk… If you’re prone to negative self talk it can be difficult to change your thinking. To monitor is to become aware of how you are being kind to your mind—how you talk to yourself. This is the first step on how to develop ways to deal with negative self talk. Once you become aware of an unhelpful thought you can combat them with affirmations. You don’t have to believe them at first but the more you say them out loud or write them on paper, the more you will believe the positive statements about yourself.
2. Develop Self Compassion… Self compassion is the prerequisite to self care. Self compassion comes from being kind inward. Giving yourself grace to grow, to heal, to learn, and to just be in your becoming. By using affirmations in point one is an example of being kind inward.
3. Practice Daily Gratitude…When you cultivate a healthy pattern of identifying what you are grateful for, you begin to build a sense of self-love/self-worth. When you are struggling to be kind to your mind, creating positive energy by focusing on one grateful thing a day encourages your mood to shift upward.
4. Understand Your Core Values…When you know the values that are most important to you, it’s easier to make decisions and trust that the decisions you make are in alignment with what matters to you. Taking the time to get to know what values matter to you can let you get to know yourself on a deeper level. Your core values can also be used for your non-negotiable list aka boundaries that will help protect you from what you don’t want to allow in your core.
5. Advocate For Yourself… It’s a challenge to advocate for yourself when you don’t feel good about yourself. When the opportunity arises, self advocacy is a powerful tool to utilize to express your authentic feelings and opinions. Practicing using this tool is the best way to feel empowered and reinforce the belief that you are worthy!
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