Comparing our functioning and capacity to others’ functioning and capacity keeps us locked into shame.
These aspects of our experiences are on a spectrum, and where we are on that spectrum shifts throughout the month, phases of our lives, and phases of our healing. Can we please be more accepting and compassionate of our own internal maps?
About the Author
Kara Ashley-Gilmore believes in the use of our innate creativity for our wellness and healing. She is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Registered Art Therapist, Provisional Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, and a mixed-media artist at Mountain Creative Arts Counseling, in Hendersonville, NC. She provides individual and group psychotherapy with individuals who feel crushed by the weight of their worries, dread their next panic attack, and live with overactive inner critics. Learn more about her work at www.mountaincreativearts.com.