Episode 1 - Accepting the Layered Aspects of Yourself: Self-Worth, Healing & Personal Growth with Melissa Crook
By Jessica Garrison
Welcome to Season 10 of The FEEL Podcast! I cannot believe we’ve reached the double digits for our seasons, yet here we are, back with another empowerment episode with Melissa Crook. This week she is discussing our talking point, Accepting The Layered Aspects of Yourself. Although this talking point comes towards the end of each episode, it’s always one of the best to get started with. When you meet with Melissa one on one or purchase the online course, this is where you’ll begin. We make time for what we value, so it’s crucial that we include ourselves in this list.
We are our own biggest critics, but we don’t tend to hold other people to the standards that we hold ourselves. Melissa reminds us to utilize curiosity over judgment and to be gentle with yourself. You did the best you could with the information and resources you had at that time. Slow down, take a step back, and think of how hard you’re truly being on yourself. Would you be this critical of a friend? Would you respond to a loved one the way you respond to yourself? Accepting the layered aspects of yourself can awaken what else you need or what you could be keeping from yourself.
Melissa suggests some ways you can get started on your journey if you’re feeling a bit stuck. Ask questions about yourself, like what traits you like about yourself and those you need more help embracing. What have you learned about yourself from certain experiences or character traits? Write the responses down on paper if you’re able, so you can have that cognitive connection between the words you wrote down and how you think about them in relation to your layers.
There’s no time frame necessarily of when you begin accepting the layered aspects of yourself and when you’re finished. We are always uncovering layers, building on them again, and sometimes we fall off the wagon with our self-worth. Let this be a sign for you to start accepting your layers and treating yourself with the respect you deserve.
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