We continue to revisit our early episodes and improve the acoustics so that they sound better on every format.

Why are we so much harder on ourselves than anyone else?

We hold ourselves to such a high standard that it's hard to ever give us a break,

We give others so much more grace than we allow ourselves we are our own worst critics,

This is so unhealthy when we are trying to heal we need to be nice to ourselves so we can have grace for others.

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Why does judgement come so easy to us as survivors and why is it so difficult to give ourselves compassion?

The answers often come when we examine the way that we talk about and think about ourselves and where those thoughts originated.

We were likely taught to be very judgemental about ourselves and we perpetuate those lessons without even thinking about it.

It can change when we look at the way we think about and speak about ourselves and take the effort to change those narratives.

Self compassion can be the gift that we give ourselves that will also change the way that we treat others.

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We have improved the audio of our episode 17 Walls or masks about the walls that we put up and the masks that we hide behind

Some people call them walls and some call them masks.

However we choose to call them the

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We are returning to our early episodes and revising them to improve the audio on them to make them play better on all devices since these episodes were so important.

Sorrow can be overwhelming and it can also be healing

Going through sorrow can help you realize that you are worth taking care of yourself you do matter

The grieving process is so important for survivors to get through so they can have access to the full range of their feelings

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Vulnerability is so important for our healing but for survivors it can be so hard to be vulnerable because we are afraid of being hurt again.

Especially for men it can be hard because we are taught not to be vulnerable, that being vulnerable is a sign of weakness.

But it takes great courage to be vulnerable and it is a way of investing in our healing by showing that we do deserve to heal and our feelings are important.

Our feelings are information that are important in our healing and by being vulnerable and sharing our feelings with someone safe we learn that being vulnerable can be an act of community with the people in our lives that matter to us.

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What are those habits we have that are self destructive?

How do we recognize them and why are they so hard to change?

Sometimes are self destructive habits are easy to identify but some times it's easier to spot someone else's than our own.

We learned these behaviors for a reason but in order to change them we have to recognize them and recognize where they come from.

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Nathan Spiteri Author of  Toy Cars joins us to talk about his Ted Talk The Power of One.

Nathan is working hard to make a difference not only helping survivors but educating parents on how to protect their children from predators. It is a struggle and a journey but Nathan is making strides in getting his story out. Be sure and listen to his POWERFUL Ted Talk.

We are continuing to improve the audio of our early episodes to make them easier to listen to on all devices

Sorrow can be overwhelming and it can also be healing.

Going through sorrow can help you realize that you are worth taking care of yourself you do matter.

The grieving process is so important for survivors to get through so they can have access to the full range of their feelings.

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We are returning to our early episodes and improving the way they sound so they are more listenable on any device

Feelings can be hard to handle especially when we have been taught that our feelings are bad or wrong

Feelings are neither bad or wrong they are just how we react to happens to us

If we don't allow ourselves to have feelings than we will never process what happened to us and get past it

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Laurie talks about hearing news about a relative who has passed.

But even though the connection comes after 30 years with no contact will it change anything?

Open new doors?

We think that many of you have had to face people who have made a conscious choice to "not believe" you.

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