How's your self-esteem doing today? Negative self-talk, for probably all of us, starts in childhood. That is one of the reasons our guest, Lea Seigen Shinraku, says negative self-beliefs "can feel like they're in us on a cellular level... It can be difficult to envision life without them." If we want to change the world, how do we see through our own negative self-beliefs and find the truth of who we really are? This podcast explores how to better understand the inner workings of our feelings, our lenses, bodies and minds and what the future might look like if we got rid of negative self-talk all together. 

Quotes from this episode, by Lea Seigen Shinraku, 

“The reality is everybody feels shame sometimes... To transform it, you have to notice it... Coping with negative self-talk through self-compassion is a resource for dealing with all kinds of difficult truths about being alive right now.”

“To get people involved, i think, there has to be some spirit of aliveness and creativity and a desire to want to do things, not from a place of shame and fear, but from a place of wanting to support life and co-create with other humans the world that we want." 

“We need to be super creative and we all need to do it so we can meet today’s challenges. We need our full selves to be brought to bear.” 

"Learning is trying, making a mistake, reflecting, and trying again... Pay Attention. Assess. Try Again. "

About Lea
Lea Seigen Shinraku is founder of the San Francisco Center for Self Compassion. Visit sfcenterforselfcompassion.com for meditations, newsletters, and more of her work.