Real Affirmations for Real Mornings: Grounded Words When You Need Them Most

lot one this morning that feeling in the pit of your stomach the one that says you're not doing enough you're a burden for being sick or tired or just slow time in episode two zero seven we talked about real affirmations today we're putting a real feeling on the block i'm bid unproductive do i hear lazy yep lazy in the back i'm bid weak taking advantage letting people down not helping out do i hear guilty yes guilty on the phone guilty is the bid going once going twice sold to the loudest voice in your own head hammer's down now let me tell you what that actually was that wasn't a statement of fact was a feeling a common one research is clear you feel guilty for being sick even when everyone around you is telling you to rest you feel shame for being unproductive in a world that never stops but a feeling isn't a valuation it's just an opening bid you don't have to accept it here's the thing the psychologist doctor becky kennedy says

kids need to hear two messages from their parents first i believe you your feeling is real your world is hard i see it the second message i believe in you are strong you are resilient you can do this hard thing today you get both from yourself the first affirmation is this believe you believe that you're exhausted i believe that you're frustrated by your own limits i believe that you're scared about your health or your future or just getting through the day i believe the uncertainty feels heavy believe you feeling is real gets a paddle gets a seat in the room you don't have to fight it or pretend it isn't there you just have to acknowledge it yep yep the bid is in it's real right after that comes the second affirmation i believe in you believe in your capacity to handle this i believe in your wisdom to know when to push and when to rest believe in your strength which has absolutely nothing to do with pretending you don't have needs your value

doesn't depend on being better than someone else or even better than the person you were yesterday it's not a competition i'm i'm bid somebody in this room always is but the loudest bid doesn't always win self compassion is just directing kindness toward yourself when you're facing a challenge i believe in your ability to be kind to yourself today that's the work that's the whole job sometimes the room gets loud for a physical reason that stress you feel it's not just a thought it's a chemical it's cortisol a 2021 review of seven different trials found that the plant ashwagandha significantly reduced stress anxiety and cortisol levels compared to a placebo now this is general information not medical advice but it's a good reminder what you feel has a physical footprint and treating yourself kindly means taking care of the whole system so the last slot on the block today is you right here in this moment the reserve price is set at good enough and you've already met it there are no other bidders there's no

one to run the price up against you don't have to prove anything you just have to be here hammers down you belong in this room exactly as you are