How to Complain
If committed to both honest self-advocacy and being loving, there is a manner of communication which accords with both those values. It's an efficient form of communicating because expressing your own observations and needs in the situation, and keeping yourself from being entangled in thoughts and emotion, are the keys to loving exchange with your partner. #relationships #acceptanceandcommitmenttherapyact
When self-esteem is elusive: self-compassion
"It's time for us to put down the idea that we have to think well of ourselves at all times to be mature, successful, functional, mentally healthy individuals. Indeed, this toxic idea can foster a kind of narcissistic ego-based self-story that is bound to blow up on us. Instead of increasing self-esteem content what we need to do is increase self-compassion as the context of all we do. That deflates ego-based self-stories, as we humbly accept our place as one amongst our fell