Recently, I had an interaction with another person that rattled me and left my nervous system feeling shaken. I calmed and centered myself afterwards but a shakiness and depressive feelings kept returning. I noticed that I had added another piece – feeling disappointed in myself for not recovering quicker. It seemed that my mind was gathering more reasons to feel sad. It was time for some self compassion.
There are parts of ourselves that don’t care so much about being powerful and managing our energy to achieve great things in the world.
These parts of us just want to feel safe and loved. Especially when our nervous system is jangled.
[Read more…] about Self Compassion: A Calming Balm for Your Nervous System