Criticize Yourself Less, Love Yourself More: A Strong Approach to Self-Love

Hey, it's Shawna Krueger, and today I'm giving you a solo episode on self-love. This is how to tap into self-compassion in the face of having the habit of criticizing yourself terribly.  I give you 3 tangible steps and tell you my story live from my childhood backyard!! (Yes, this is my first outdoor episode.)  This is a “strong” approach because this episode is about taking back control. It is not about feeling bad for yourself. It’s about getting fed up with the self criticizer. It’s about speaking up and saying not another day, not another minute will I allow this to go on unchecked.  It’s okay to feel disappointed in yourself, but you also must comfort yourself and not punish yourself at that moment.  The more you let yourself feel, the more you’ll learn and you are extremely complex. You’ve got this. I believe in you.  Book I mention: Self-Compassion by Kristin Neff Join the Leadership and Yoga Fam email list to stay up to date on giveaways and L&S news. Join the fam. Find me on instagram: @shawnakru Get a copy of my guided journal. https://www.ritualofwritingjournal.com/  Evolve with Inversions Retreat Feb 17-22: https://shawnakru.com/retreats/ Time stamps: 00:00 Introduction. 05:00 Big announcements!!  8:00 Self-Compassion. 10:20 The inner critic causes what it hopes to avoid. 12:00 It’s not about hating on the self-critic. 16:00 There’s nothing wrong with you. The tendency to self-evaluate gets out of control.  18:20 How to take a strong approach to self-love. 20:00 Change your definition. Extraordinary does not mean perfect.  22:00 Start trusting yourself and not other people’s evaluations. 25:30 You are in control. 28:50 The drowning rat experiement. 31:40 Comfort yourself when you fall short. 34:10 Dealing with self-hate. 37:15 Nagging doesn’t work, not even with ourselves. 39:30 Reward yourself? 41:00 Judging others.  43:10 What yoga teaches. 45:20 Like water off of a duck. 46:45 The tangible: action for self-love. 48:30 How to be the “bigger person” with YOURSELF. 51:50 If you’re in the shit of the shit, you are getting stronger.