The Integrative Approach

I haven't posted here for a while, but this is important..

You don't get to live without stress or discomfort; that's the price of living. So don't wish your difficult emotions away, because you become less and less alive if you do. You gaslight yourself and develop a mismatch between your inner and outer world. The result? You lose your capacity to fully live, respond, process and ultimately overcome those difficulties.

So next time you are ready to pick up the "inner critic" narrative, stop for a moment and think: Is this really doing me good? Or am I shying away from being ALIVE?