My Kindness Project

I am on a mission. A mission to show kindness to myself, and consequently others. I have discussed this in a previous blog post, but now I want to put this commitment out to the world and cement it in a declaration. I devote this solitude and time indoors to creating and practising habits of …

“What does it mean to be kind to yourself?”

My psychologist asked me. Logically I know what it means. But I find it really hard to believe and practise. Two sessions ago, she asked me in response to a story, "What would you say if it was your best friend?" As I started to reply, tears began welling in my eyes. An instinctual response …