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quieting the inner critic

1/28/2019

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Sometimes you're quoted in an article and no one tells you. I just stumbled upon (aka found when Googling myself...) this LIVESTRONG article from March 2018 that used a couple of my quotes. 

10 Ways to Shut Up Your Inner Critic for Good


You'll find me on slide #2 and #8, but I'd recommend checking out all 10 slides for great ideas about dealing with the pesky inner critic that lives in all of us. 
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what to do with the judge that lives inside you...

11/24/2018

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Got judgement?? 

This BuzzFeed article offers strategies from a handful of coaches, social workers, and therapists (including me!) to help you deal with the Judgy McJudgeFace that lives inside us. 

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healing joy deficiency (or why I wore a Halloween costume to Zumba)

11/19/2018

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On Halloween morning this year, I considered whether or not I should wear a costume to my Zumba class.

At first, it seemed like an inconsequential decision.
Wear one, don't wear one, who really cares, right??!!

But as the day transpired, I realized there were a couple of things that did feel important about my eventual decision to don a little devil outfit and head to class.

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your therapist is not perfect

11/16/2018

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Recently, I shared a post on Instagram and Facebook about how therapists are imperfect humans too. It seemed to resonate with a lot of people so I thought I would add it here as well.

Feel free to leave any questions or comments below. And if you know anyone who might benefit from this reminder, please share... 

Thanks for reading. 
​~fara
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In my training last weekend, I got to confront some of my work-in-progress-ness. It felt like a good a time to share this reminder.⁣⁣
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Your therapist is not perfect. She is human.⁣⁣

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the swirl: embracing the messy, beautiful complexity of our lives

10/6/2018

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​One day it occurred to me that I no longer knew how to answer when people asked, "how are you?"

I don't know when it happened exactly. All I know is that this ordinary, everyday question was quite literally stopping me in my tracks.

A friend or coworker who I hadn’t seen in a while would enthusiastically ask, “how are you?!” and I would become speechless (which if you know me, you know that's really saying something).


I would pause waiting for the right words to appear.

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