The Simple Source: Self-Love, Healing, and Spiritual Growth
Linda Villines
63 episodes
1 week ago
Your nervous system doesn’t distinguish between internal and external harm. In this episode, I break down why chronic self-criticism is a form of self-harm and is traumatic over time. We’re conditioned to believe that being hard on ourselves is how we stay motivated or disciplined, but the body doesn’t distinguish between harm coming from someone else and harm coming from you. We unpack why chronic self-criticism, self-shaming, and self-rejection create the same stress chemistry as exte...
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Your nervous system doesn’t distinguish between internal and external harm. In this episode, I break down why chronic self-criticism is a form of self-harm and is traumatic over time. We’re conditioned to believe that being hard on ourselves is how we stay motivated or disciplined, but the body doesn’t distinguish between harm coming from someone else and harm coming from you. We unpack why chronic self-criticism, self-shaming, and self-rejection create the same stress chemistry as exte...
Why Being Hard on Yourself Isn’t Helping You Heal: How to Love Yourself Through the Mess
The Simple Source: Self-Love, Healing, and Spiritual Growth
51 minutes
5 months ago
Why Being Hard on Yourself Isn’t Helping You Heal: How to Love Yourself Through the Mess
Loving yourself when it's difficult is the most healing thing you can do. In this episode, I break down why so many people find it challenging to love themselves when they’re not making progress, feeling messy, or struggling to “get it right.” Difficulty loving yourself unconditionally isn’t a flaw. It’s the result of deep conditioning. Your earliest experiences with conditional love shaped your nervous system to equate love with conditionality, and this episode reveals how that belief quietl...
The Simple Source: Self-Love, Healing, and Spiritual Growth
Your nervous system doesn’t distinguish between internal and external harm. In this episode, I break down why chronic self-criticism is a form of self-harm and is traumatic over time. We’re conditioned to believe that being hard on ourselves is how we stay motivated or disciplined, but the body doesn’t distinguish between harm coming from someone else and harm coming from you. We unpack why chronic self-criticism, self-shaming, and self-rejection create the same stress chemistry as exte...
