You Don’t Have to Be Special to Be Loved: A Dharma Talk with Dr. Cheryl

2024-03-11

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“Dr. Cheryl, why am I always so harsh on myself?”“How can I learn to give myself grace?”“Why does it feel like I’m the only one given such a crappy lot?”Do you believe that you count, too? The more kindly and compassionately we treat ourselves, the more our hearts and our minds are freed up to be kinder and more compassionate to our partners. It allows us to build better relationships, be kinder to our work family, our home family, and be kinder to the world. Today’s episode of Sex, Love, and Elephants features part two of a talk I gave...

“Dr. Cheryl, why am I always so harsh on myself?”

“How can I learn to give myself grace?”

“Why does it feel like I’m the only one given such a crappy lot?”

Do you believe that you count, too? The more kindly and compassionately we treat ourselves, the more our hearts and our minds are freed up to be kinder and more compassionate to our partners. It allows us to build better relationships, be kinder to our work family, our home family, and be kinder to the world.

Today’s episode of Sex, Love, and Elephants features part two of a talk I gave in December at a three day self compassion meditation and Buddhism retreat.

Tune in and hear my teachings about what it is that moves us to care about ourselves, our relationships, our kindness, and our compassion… And I hope that will illuminate you to the idea that kindness begins at home.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

You, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your own love and affection (04:42)
Compassion is not defined as “feel better” (09:37)
Change because you care about yourself, not because you think you should (15:00)
We forget that other people suffer too, which can make us feel very, very alone (18:29)
In our culture, self esteem rests on a bit of a shaky foundation (29:52)
The opposite of kindness is blame, criticism, lack of wisdom, self hatred, anger, guilt, shame… (41:21)

Are you and your sweetheart finally ready to join my Become Passion program? The doors open April 2024! Click here to join the waitlist. Still not sure about joining? Check out some testimonials from real couples just like you and your partner.

Want to learn more about Buddhism and relationships? Cheryl’s book Buddha’s Bedroom is a great resource!

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