“The truth is that we won’t receive the support we need until we ask for it. Just because we can do it all doesn’t mean we should. And when we don’t speak up about our needs, we’re asking our loved ones to read our minds—and then we resent them when they fail our test. By not being open and honest about the support we need, we’re selling ourselves short and setting our relationships up for failure.” NeedsShouldMindMeanAsksSpeakCan DoSupportFailingHonestTruth IsTestsAskingSettingSellingSettingsLoved OnesOur RelationshipResent Author:Jessica Ortner
“Because we haven’t been taught to appreciate and love ourselves in this way, we don’t feel like we deserve self-care and pleasure. Instead, we cling to our To Do lists and sacrifice our health and well-being for the sake of others. Then, when we feel deprived of our basic human need for relaxation and enjoyment, we turn to food as our sole source of pleasure. When we then try to deprive ourselves of food through dieting, we deny the last bit of pleasure we have in our lives. And that strategy never works!” WayNeedsFeelsTryingHumansWellsSelfCareLastsTurnsBitsPleasureOur LivesSacrificeHavensTaughtSourceDeserveAppreciateAnd LoveStrategySakeDenyListsWell BeingEnjoymentSoleSelf CareRelaxationDeprivedDietingHuman NeedsBasic Human Needs Author:Jessica Ortner
