Tag: Self-Care

An Exercise in Self Love: Turning Away from the Inner Critic and Leaning in to the Inner Best Friend

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Awhile back I listened to a From the Heart podcast episode (The Inner Critic [part 1 & part]) which inspired this reflection. Prompt: Write an open letter to yourself. Write your heart out to yourself. An open letter to me, Jessie:You should be proud of yourself. You have come a really long way in one … Continue reading An Exercise in Self Love: Turning Away from the Inner Critic and Leaning in to the Inner Best Friend →

Three weeks of the shoulds: Why I decided to wait a year to apply to internship.

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I’ve been absent on here for months. I wrote this post back in September (hence the autumn pictures) but didn’t want to post it. I was really struggling. Well, I’m back! And I’m ready to share. Here’s what I wrote on September 28th, 2018:   “I kind of don’t know where to start with this … Continue reading Three weeks of the shoulds: Why I decided to wait a year to apply to internship. →