Hi, I’m Judith, a Licensed Social Worker passionate about helping people learn to process their emotions skillfully to develop a positive, supportive, and meaningful relationship with themselves. I teach you how to connect to your true inner worthiness and live life uninhibitedly.
I was criticized for “being critical” since I was young. Through therapy, I came to understand the
source of this behavior; namely, that I was using it as a defense mechanism and form of protection.
With
that awareness and some conscious internal work, I began to slowly let go of this external
protection
that no longer served me.
During this journey, I came across Kristine Neff’s book on self-compassion. It opened my eyes to how
often I fall into negative self-talk, placing unrealistic expectations and beating myself up for not
following through. Can you relate?
I no longer wanted to listen to my inner critic, which had been limiting me all my life. So, I began
mindfully and consistently practicing positive self-talk, self-kindness, and self-care. I learned
how to
stop being my worst critic and start being my greatest source of support and love when dealing with
emotions, challenges, and obstacles.
I began using self-compassion techniques with clients and saw the significance of this work. The
more I
focused on positive self-talk in my personal life and my role as a therapist, the more I realized
that
no one has succeeded in escaping the harsh trap of self-criticism and negative self-talk. Plus, the
lack
of self-compassion in the plain psychotherapeutic approach leaves most of us feeling stuck,
unmotivated,
and depressed with no real way to overcome it. This realization began to stir a desire inside of
me
to
create the self-compassion course.
I decided to pass along the transformational power of self-compassion and gave Kristine Neff’s book to a
few of my close friends. One of those friends was Sarah. Sarah runs a non-profit organization for people
who suffer from chronic medical conditions. As she began to see the benefits of self-compassion, the
idea of teaching the content and skills at her organization arose. Not long after, I delivered my first
self-compassion course, providing people with the tools to process and embrace their emotional state
resulting from their physical condition. From this foundation, I continued to develop the course and
subsequent resources to help more people learn and implement these life-changing practices.
Are you ready to learn how to recognize and acknowledge your critical inner voice so that you can
develop self-compassion, embrace self-worthiness, and achieve self-actualization to expand into the
version of yourself you desire to be? You’re in the right place.
