Self-Love for Folks of UnderAffirming Parents

If our parents were overly critical, emotionally abusive, not present enough, or some form of under-affirming, we retain scars of their message: we're not worthy of deep love. We truly are, but it takes work to fully realize it. In addition to facilitating group reflection on the Self-Compassion Workbook, I'll show how we can listen deeply and lovingly to our truths and model an empathic self-talk of kindness and acceptance.
You can change how you experience your mind's reaction to the world.
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Want to learn a little more & experience it first?
Free Introduction 💗💐 to Self-Love and Self-Compassion
Aug. 25th 5:30pm virtual on zoom and in person
Register here:
https://www.divinenaturetherapy.com/booking-calendar/self-love-introductory-session-free
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This support group is 8 weeks, 90 minutes each session. 4-8 people.
$320 for the entire 8-week course, plus an optional 1 hour individual session with me.
Register via Ticket link or at www.DivineNatureTherapy.com/book-online
Scholarships available for BIPOC.
This group is for you IF ONE of these is true:
You
* hear negative self-talk in your mind
* seek approval or affirmation from others more than from within
* have dominating perfectionist tendencies
or
* have trouble regulating emotions (feeling & expressing them well)
and
*you're ready to grow more in self-love!
*you want confidence in healthy coping responses to stress.
*you're open to trying meditations.
*you want to support others who are on this journey, and can listen without interrupting or commenting.

Together we make a kindness and confidentiality agreement. People who come are ready and happy to provide compassionate witnessing, understanding, and encouragement for each other.
This support group is in-person, with an option to participate via Zoom. You must register beforehand; registration is limited.
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More about this class:
We will explore about ten chapters of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive, by Kristin Neff: https://a.co/d/btp2o2s. (You can buy it or borrow it from a library.)
One chapter will be the focus each week, and you can come having read the information and done the exercises as much as you can. (I understand that sometimes life prevents us from doing what we intend- it's truly okay.) The book is 24 chapters long, and you’re welcome to work the rest on your own, or reach out to me for individual support with it.
This book contains many the exercises like ones I teach in individual sessions because many people need them.
A group offers us the experience to:
~honor a shared human experience of struggle and growth
~help ourselves stay accountable to practicing,
~receive empathy (be compassionately seen and heard), and,
~get extra support from Shannon at a group rate.
(photo credit: 'Love yourself' Poster by Dan Fajardo | Pinterest, edited for size inclusivity!
Contact me with questions! We are here for you!