Have you ever wondered, how did that Julie Levin get to be so skilled in the ways of self care? The answer is my therapist, consultant, teacher, and mentor for many years, Robyn Posin. Robyn is the person who provided me with a detailed map to give myself the love and gentleness that I always needed, but never received. As a therapist I have, in turn, had the honor of sharing Robyn's wisdom with my clients and seeing over and over how learning to give ourselves loving care, self-acceptance, and protection from anything that feels "not right" leads to profound healing and freedom.
If you want to go straight to her book, here's the link:
Go Only As Fast As Your Slowest Part Feels Safe To Go: Tales To Kindle Gentleness and Compassion For Our Exhausted Selves
Robyn's writings are a treasure trove of "how to love yourself" stories. And what works so well for me is that Robyn's stories are never written in "you should do it this way" form. Instead, she writes about times in her life when she has struggled with a problem, a person or her own inner critic. Then she shares how her own "inner mommy" helped her through those struggles with love, acceptance, patience, and tenderness. Reading her stories, I've found my inner voices saying, "Me too, me too, me too!" seeing myself in the painful moments and then finding solace, hope and a new way of being with myself as she shares a profound learning that came through the pain.
With a feminist lens, Robyn is able to articulate with clarity, humor and kindness, how we are socialized to go against ourselves, dismissing and denying our physical and emotional needs.
Maybe we don't need more energy drinks. Maybe we need our own permission to take naps when we're tired! Maybe that sinking feeling in our belies is a signal that we've just said "yes" when we really wanted to say "NO!" Maybe we don't need another diet book, but instead a way of listening inward to our true hungers and then honoring them.
If you've been wanting the guidebook through the land of your truest self, you will LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book,
Go Only As Fast As Your Slowest Part Feels Safe To Go: Tales To Kindle Gentleness and Compassion For Our Exhausted Selves
