
“Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship with myself.”
- Nathaniel Branden
Our Sessions Are Made For Moms.
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Mindfulness
“Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally.”
-Jon Kabat-Zinn
Session One
Mini Meditation
Intros
Weekly Check-Ins
Skill One: Mindfulness
Discovery
Implementation
Activity One: Mindfulness and the Five Senses
Weekly Goal Setting
Closing
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Self-Compassion
“If you don’t love yourself, you cannot love others.”
–Dalai Lama
Session Two
Mini Meditation
Weekly Check-Ins
Skill Two: Self-Compassion
Discovery
Implementation
Activity One: Befriending Your Inner Critic
Activity Two: Challenging the Notion of the “Perfect Mother”
Weekly Goal Setting
Closing
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Emotional Awareness
“You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf.”
-John Kabat-Zinn
Session Three
Mini Meditation
Weekly Check-Ins
Skill Three: Emotional Awareness
Discovery
Implementation
Activity One: Emotional Art Making
Activity Two: Emotion Wheel Retrospective
Weekly Goal Setting
Closing
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Radical Acceptance
“Radical Acceptance reverses our habit of living at war with experiences that are unfamiliar, frightening or intense. It is the willingness to experience ourselves and our life as it is. A moment of Radical Acceptance is a moment of genuine freedom.”
-Tara Brach
Session Four
Mini Meditation
Weekly Check-Ins
Skill Four: Radical Acceptance
Discovery
Implementation
Activity One: Radical Acceptance Reflection
Activity Two: Radical Acceptance Coping Statements
Weekly Goal Setting
Closing