Negative self-talk is a common struggle, one that I, alongside friends, colleagues, and students at Miami Dade College and a women’s prison, frequently encounter.
I look forward to hearing more about this practice. It strikes me that this the purpose of community, to be surrounded by benefactors, and that negative self-talk is a signal that my community practice has grown weak.
I like how you link the presence of negative self-talk with a weakened community practice. You reminded me of Internal Family Systems and the sense that our concept of self is actually a community of different actors who ultimately want our benefit but often find themselves expressing themselves in ways that are frozen in time where we may have experienced trauma. A strong community practice involves welcoming an nourishing others and also those others within us.
I look forward to hearing more about this practice. It strikes me that this the purpose of community, to be surrounded by benefactors, and that negative self-talk is a signal that my community practice has grown weak.
I like how you link the presence of negative self-talk with a weakened community practice. You reminded me of Internal Family Systems and the sense that our concept of self is actually a community of different actors who ultimately want our benefit but often find themselves expressing themselves in ways that are frozen in time where we may have experienced trauma. A strong community practice involves welcoming an nourishing others and also those others within us.