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 Healing is Nonlinear and Why You Keep Repeating the Same Patterns
The Simple Source: Self-Love, Healing, and Spiritual Growth
51 minutes
1 month ago
Why Healing is Nonlinear and Why You Keep Repeating the Same Patterns
Healing’s circuitous nature is by brilliant design. Learn to embrace progress as nonlinear because that is how your mind, body, and nervous system actually heal. In this episode, I explain why true healing naturally unfolds in cycles, layers, and spirals, just like everything in nature. Drawing from both science and spirituality, I share how your nervous system, body, and consciousness are intelligently designed to pace healing through repetition and rhythm, not straight lines or quick fixes....
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...
