Category: self-compassion

• Pay Attention to Your Pain (It’s Worth It)

  

  We are great at running from our pain. Distracting. Numbing. Scrolling. Working. Doing. Intellectualizing. Researching. Analyzing. Avoiding. Critiquing. Judging. But none of those strategies give our pain what it needs from us. Our pain needs someone to pay attention. Gentleness. Compassion. Listening. Care. Comfort. Connection. Presence. Attunement. Love. May we all take the time to pay…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  January 30, 2024

  Addiction, Connection, Grief, IFS, Recovery, Religious trauma, self-compassion, Sexual Addiction

• Triggers Are Teachers

  

  Triggers teach us what needs our attention inside

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  October 13, 2020

  Addiction, IFS, Inspiration, partners, Recovery, self-compassion, Self-Connection, Sexual Addiction, trauma, writing

  covid, dick schwartz, healing, IFS, pandemic, politics, recovery, tormentor, trauma, trigger

• The Self-Compassion Break

  Self-compassion has multiple benefits. Over a hundred journal articles point to conclusive results that self-compassion is “predictive of psychological well-being” (Dr Kristin Neff) in many areas. Self-Compassion is a useful practice that supports recovery from addiction, trauma, and a shame-based identity. It is an effective tool for decreasing self-criticism, managing pain, and promoting positive change.…

  Forest Benedict, LMFT

  August 2, 2014

  Change, self-compassion, Shame

  self-compassion, Sexual shame, shame