MENTHER RELATIONSHIP
TRANSFORM YOUR SELF-TALK TRANSFORM YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
From the moment we are born we are in relation with ourselves, people, things, situations, concepts, etc.
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ll of these relationships are important to our survival and our ability to live the most fulfilled and meaningful lives. Of all these relationships the relationship with the self is most imperative. This relationship with self is, in essence, the most fluid and consistent relationship that each of us will ever have. How we treat ourselves and talk to ourselves becomes an important aspect of harnessing healthy loving relationships with all the people, elements and aspects of life. In the times were are living in; Change, Disruption, Uncertainty, Volatility, Complexity, Ambiguity and Diversity are constant and consistent aspects that challenge how we relate to others, situations and circumstances. Taking time to go within and nurture our relationships with ourselves is extremely important for how we show up to life in all its uncertainty and at times of turbulence. How each of us best celebrate our personal wins and lick our personal wounds
in the places we have fallen is encapsulated in our self-talk. In my career and personal life experience I have come to find that a great way to harness a healthy and loving relationship with the self, and healthily navigate the times we are living in, is through deeper awareness of our self-talk. Self-talk is our internal dialogue with our selves. It is that inner voice that is influenced by our subconscious mind and is
expressed through our thoughts, beliefs, values, ideas and unconscious biases. Self-talk can be expressed both in a positive and in a negative way. It is very personal and unique to each individual and can be reassuring and supportive or painful and diminishing. Along the journey of growing our relationship with ourselves the awareness of our self-talk needs to become a point of focus. It is in being aware of ourselves that we can shift our negative selftalk to positive self-talk and truly transform our lives. Positive self-talk is the key to transforming our lives and transforming our relationship with ourselves and thus our relationship with all aspects of our lives. We can say that positive self-talk is a powerful and effective tool for stress reduction and positive changes in our lives, especially in these times we are facing. We want to embrace and practice positive self-talk because it enhances our wellbeing and helps us to better manage our stress.
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