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Empathetic Witness

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Meditation
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Christina & Darrin
Love Coach & Therapist
When weโ€™re experiencing a difficult emotion, we need inner resources to help us cope. One precious resource is the empathetic witness. This is a soothing inner voice that reminds you it is all right to feel exactly what you are feeling โ€“ and that you are okay, just as you are. In this meditation, youโ€™ll begin to cultivate that inner voice, so that it is always available for you, whenever you are going through something challenging. Photo by Jill Wellington from Pexels www.christina-mcmahon.com
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11 reflections
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Pat
You are good enough. ๐Ÿ˜Š
I learned that itโ€™s ok to be distracted and have trouble focusing on the guidance during meditation when you have a lot on your mind. ๐Ÿ˜Š Quite honestly I was incredibly distracted during this meditation and had to spend some time after the guidance ended meditating in silence, breathing and gently guiding my attention to my body and whatever emotions or sensations I felt without judgement. Just being kind to myself. And I think that was all a wonderful experience. I do look forward to giving Empathetic Witness another go. ๐Ÿ˜Š
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Dean
Thank you.
Telling yourself that it's okay can go a long way. Today was stressful for me, but this allowed me to pull back and love myself, even despite the stressors around me pulling me out of self-awareness.
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Scott
Burning the slivered almonds
This meditation couldn't be more Timely. I started it, and at the same time had some almonds toasting in the oven. As I listened to the meditation, I then realized that the almonds were burning! I took them Out of the oven and sure enough, they were crisped! I started telling myself, "what's wrong with you? Can't you do anything right?" So I resumed this meditation and the very next words were about being okay with making a mistake and self acceptance! It was like God was speaking to me at that very moment! I need to learn self empathy and compassion, I'm going to make mistakes in life and that's okay. I don't always have To perform perfectly.
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Eliza
Self acceptance is huge for me
By making the time for me no matter how short or long that may be at a time, with practise - self acceptance comes easier x
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Baylee
I realized
My sadness is okay, it's okay to be sad. But the important part is how I mend myself
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Rachel
Self-acceptance
This meditation hit home and affirmed what I needed to hear to heal after a bad day
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Jennah
Witness Myself
Being a strong empath, and one who finds and gains hoy from helping others I tend to forget about being empathetic to myself. I forget to check in with my own experiences I have witnessed and telling myself itโ€™s okay. I am learning to accept that it is not selfish of me to be kind to myself, to put myself first or to being empathetic to my own doings.
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Rebecca
Self empathise
It is ok to be sad and suffer from anxious thoughts, it is just how you control your sadness and your thoughts and how you behave during them.
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Daniel
Empathetic Witness
With stress there should also be acceptance. Not of the stress itself but of your mind in that state. It is okay to be stressed because accepting and understanding that feeling will help you to always conquer it
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Elena
Acceptance
Making mistakes are okay. In fact they are apart of being human so live each day accepting what makes you imperfect because it makes you you.
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Tempy
Past self
I learned that my past self doesnโ€™t have to be who I am now.
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