“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.” ~Carl Rogers When was the last time you stopped trying to improve something about yourself or your life? I’ve spent a lot of my life chasing goals. I guess it goes with the territory as a cancer survivor who always felt like she had something to prove, even twenty years later. For everything the doctors told me I could not do because of my Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (or as a result of the chemotherapy that healed me), I gave my all to accomplish and … Continue reading Why Self-Compassion Is the Key to Living the Life You Want