Talking to yourself.

The way you talk to yourself matters.

This includes not just the words themselves but also the TONE AND ATTITUDE you bring to your inner dialogue.

As you begin to pay more attention to your inner voice, ask yourself, "would I speak like this to my best friend if they were going through something? Would I use this tone with them?"

A lot of the time, we have a double a standard of harsh criticism that we use on ourselves compared to the kindness we'd offer our loved ones.

If you see that double standard in yourself, the good news is that you you can change this Those harsh words in your head are thought HABITS, patterns of thinking learned over time to protect us in some way in the past. Because habits are learned, they can also be un-learned and something more loving installed in their place.

Start building your self-connection with the practice of treating yourself to the same standard as your best friend, your daughter or another loved one. It takes practice to offer yourself kindness at first, but in time that inner voice will change, with less effort required from you as it becomes more habitual.

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Xx Lauren