Joachim answers Mary Bajorek's questions {turning the tables}

<p>In this episode of Relating to Self, recorded on 17 January 2023, the wonderful <a href="https://relatingtoself.transistor.fm/episodes/mary-bajorek">Mary Bajorek</a> (S03E05) comes back to ask me questions about how I relate to myself.</p><p>Topics mentioned in the episode:</p><ul> <li>How my understanding of Relating to Self keeps changing</li> <li>Relating to Self as being truly present to what is real in the moment</li> <li>Brutal honesty with the self as an act of kindness</li> <li>The gradual path of leaning into that honesty with oneself</li> <li>My light switch moment during his very first meditation retreat</li> <li>Practical thoughts on being more honest with oneself, how?</li> <li>Physical manifestations of not being entirely truthful</li> <li>Conversations in my mind with the parts of myself that represent others</li> <li>How do we improve our relationship with ourselves?</li> <li>Stories, tension, suffering, and compassion</li> <li>Self-compassion as a practice that improves compassion with others</li> <li>Giving protector parts new jobs, asking your demons what they need, the hero narrative of our parts, shadow work</li> <li>The biggest lies I've told myself over the years (juicy!)</li> <li>Tough love vs Brutal honesty</li> <li>Time as a relentless force for change</li> <li>The first time I set a boundary (spicy!)</li> <li>Boundaries with the self</li> <li>"We are processes", the boundaries exist to support us</li> <li>My desires for the next phase of my relationship with myself (juicy again!)</li> </ul><p><br></p><p>If you enjoyed this episode, consider sharing it with a friend and leaving a rating or review. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️</p><p><a href="http://relatingtoself.com/">Sign up for the Relating to Self newsletter</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/intent/user?screen_name=JoachimBrackx">Follow Joachim on Twitter</a></p>