“Whether you are at the top of your mountain or at the bottom of the ravine, it’s always a good time to pause, assess, and learn about your ever-changing self and surroundings. The thing that is great about practicing self compassion is that it helps you accept the circumstances as they are and makes it easier for you to determine what’s realistically best for you (and potentially your objective). Sometimes obstacles arise between where you are and where you want to be and self compassion allows you to feel uncomfortable or something is unsafe. When it comes to improving yourself or a situation, retreating or changing bearings may be just as important as continuing the path ahead… and that’s okay!” Reva Golden
“I want to thank you for your 30 day self compassion program. It has help me tremendously. It has made me realize that I don’t treat myself as well as I treat others. It has brought into focus many ideas that I was aware of but hadn’t put together in one picture. Thank you again and I will continue to use this as a tool to give compassion to myself.” Peter W.
“I feel like the program has opened my eyes to things that perhaps I had been denying like “I am worth it”. By no means is it hand holding or therapy but more a system of learning to see things differently while gaining a deeper sense of self-respect.” Andy
“I have been struggling with self-doubt, which has stunted my spiritual and professional growth. Negative self talk was an every day companion. Taking the course gave me some tangible tools to calm the negative talk, brought awareness to areas I need to pay attention to in dealing with self-doubt, and offered some helpful exercises. Ultimately, we are all responsible to make the shift in ourselves, and it won’t happen until we commit to our ‘self’ and the process.” S. Hashemi
“Don’s poetry and activities were lifting and kept me moving forward–escaping my usual trench. I was able to stop and see my worth, my gifts, and focus on expanding those and seeing my purpose and contributions. This work is ongoing as one does not “heal” in a month. But this month was very powerful and enlightening. I will continue this work for a long time and return to these exercises and reflections often. Thank you Don.” Paige
“While in the beginning I kind of held back and wanted to continue the way of thinking that doesn’t give myself a break and kind of talk down on myself, as the program went on I found myself opening up. Showing myself love and understanding and most importantly acknowledgement. One of the things I found most helpful was having Donald there to kind of validate the progress and struggles I was facing with kind of reintroducing myself to myself. He was able to help me see that I am worthy.” Carlee
