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“May I have the courage to be who I say I am.” SelfCourageAffirmationMantra Book:On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard Source: On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard
“But mostly in those years, I learned how easy it is to confuse grief for body fat, your job for your worth, your lack of knowing who you are with the fact that you are nobody and nothing.” GriefSelf EsteemDepressionSelf WorthEating Disorder Book:On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard Source: On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard
“And then there's this: no matter how many bullshit stories you have or don't have, there are no guarantees in life. Nothing is owed to us. That "not knowing" is scary, but the tools to help us--writing, breathing, yoga, connecting--are all we have. And honestly, sometimes the tools are Netflix and coffee as well as breathing and yoga and writing. But we must have tools.” Coping MechanismCoping Skills Book:On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard Source: On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard
“It was as if I finally understood what being present meant. I had heard it so many times in yoga classes but I had never experienced it. It was like a protective film that someone had forgotten to take off was peeled back from my brain, and I could finally see things clearly. How I wasn't truly stuck.” PresenceEpiphanyAntidepressantsClarify Book:On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard Source: On Being Human: A Memoir of Waking Up, Living Real, and Listening Hard