We need to learn to move from a place of motivation from criticism to motivation from self-compassion. People use self-criticism as a “motivator.” If we are our own worst critic then we will push ourselves farther. Unfortunately, that’s not the truth and in reality, actually holds us back.

Positive Affirmations are common right now. Many people preach affirmations and swear by their effectiveness to support overall self-esteem. However, more times than not when I sit across from a client they tell me a secret: “I try those affirmations, but they don’t seem to make a difference.”

“Where you look affects how you feel” is the motto of the Brainspotting community. It is all about the understanding that we orient where we look towards pleasure and pain. Our eyes are connected to the survival system within our brains, it’s essential for our safety.

As you move into your learning zone and gain trust that you will know where the line of unnecessary risk is, your comfort and learning zones grow. In turn, you can push yourself a little farther, find and take more opportunities you didn’t know existed, and create more space to find and be who you are.

Since enhancing my Brainspotting abilities and engaging in my own work, my practice has changed. I now see myself as a guide, someone to walk with you through the pain to find your healing and connect to yourself.

When we know our values and align with them in our day-to-day activities, as well as the more challenging moments and decisions in life, we can live more confidently, happily, and strongly.

Now that you have been able to create more self-awareness of your mind you can work towards self-compassion and validation to allow a release of the chaos.

We are all leaders, we all have people looking at us, modeling from us, and learning from us. In these times of crisis, this is amplified. So what does it mean to be a leader, especially in times of crisis?

Brainspotting is a body-based therapy that helps resolve past experiences so that they no longer inhibit you. Brainspotting resolves old stories in the lower parts of our brains that make us reactive or block us from taking care of ourselves we can engage in our lives to create more self-fulfillment and awareness.

Patrice Flanagan-Morris of Empowerment Within talks about what healthy workplace boundaries are, how to set them and what gets in the way of setting them.