Retreat Contents

"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection" - Buddha

  • 1

    Self-Acceptance: Introduction

  • 2

    Uncovering Barriers to Your Sense of Self-Worth

    • Barriers to Believing in Our Self-Worth

    • Journaling Activity 1: What Is Your Self-Worth Tied To?
  • 3

    Uncovering Self-Judgment As a Barrier

    • Self-Judgement as a Barrier to Self-Acceptance

    • Applying a Trauma-Informed Lens to Procrastination

    • Journaling Activity 2: Uncovering Your Self-Judgment
  • 4

    Uncovering Barriers to Your Needs

    • Barriers to Accepting Our Needs

    • Journaling Activity 3: Uncovering Barriers to Your Needs
  • 5

    "Should-ing" as a Barrier to Self-Acceptance

    • What is "Should-ing"?

    • Journaling Activity 4: Uncovering Your Internalized "Shoulds"
  • 6

    Releasing Your Barriers to Self-Acceptance

    • You Can Choose What You Ingest

    • Journaling Activity 5: Getting to Know Your Natural Self

    • Journaling Activity 6: Shifting from Self-Judgment to Self-Compassion

    • Journaling Activity 7: Releasing Your "Shoulds," Embracing Who You Are
  • 7

    Self-Acceptance: Recap & Affirmations

    • Key Takeaways, Replacing "Should" with "Want"

    • Closing Affirmations