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KEW Episode 74: Self-Compassion

By kpluseiswise | December 3, 2021October 16, 2023 by kpluseiswise

It’s taken me over a decade of therapy and introspection to arrive at this Episode. I don’t know what took me so long, but ‘getting’ self-compassion has been a real struggle for me. In the past few weeks a few things have clicked. First, some Miriam-Webster informed verbiage: Self: ha. dare we even try to define that? Even with the help of the dictionary? Hell, why not (only relevant entries included): Phew. And, Compassion: And,…

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Preview KEW Episode 42: Safety

By kpluseiswise | February 24, 2021 by kpluseiswise

One of our basic human needs is to feel safe. I realized recently that I created my own safety as a kid in response to bullying. My thirteen-year-old self built a protective cocoon my bedroom filled with all the things I loved and valued. Maybe all teenagers do this, but looking back at those years I realized how necessary it was. Here’s this kid who’s feeling alone and isolated because he’s being bullied and doesn’t…