Healing shame and self-criticism with self-compassion, mindfulness meditation. Codependency and shame stem from blame, secrets, and dysfunctional childhood family.

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Do you set impossibly high standards? Feel like you need to be perfect? Are you self-critical and never feel good enough? Are you afraid of failing or embarrassing yourself? Learn more about perfectionism and how to overcome it.

Codependency involves traits such as people-pleasing, rescuing, poor boundaries, and being assertive. Codependency is a response to trauma.

Emotional invalidation is painful. Sometimes it's unintentional, but it's a sign of emotional abuse when done repeatedly and intentionally.

Self-compassion or self-love can feel uncomfortable, but you can learn to love yourself with this simple approach to building self-esteem.

We repeat dysfunctional relationship patterns and unhealthy relationship dynamics learned in childhood. We repeat what we don't repair.

Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected. But our thinking sometimes gets distorted (cognitive distortions).

We can't always rely on others to validate our feelings and thoughts. Learn to validate yourself and take control of your self-worth.