Lea 2

<p>According to <strong>Lea Seigen Shinraku</strong>, psychotherapist and founder of the <strong>San Francisco Center for Self-Compassion</strong>, negative self-talk is like wearing a virtual reality headset. It can be crippling and derail us from doing what really matters, like helping to make the world a better place. In this episode, she offers wise, cutting-edge guidance for transforming negative self-talk and becoming optimal agents of positive change. <br></p><p><strong>About Lea<br></strong>Lea Seigen Shinraku is founder of the San Francisco Center for Self Compassion. Visit <a href="https://www.sfcenterforselfcompassion.com/">sfcenterforselfcompassion.com</a> for meditations, newsletters, and more of her work. Visit SF Center for Self Compassion on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sfcenterforselfcompassion/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sfcenterforselfcompassion">Facebook</a>. <br></p><p><strong>Noted</strong></p><ul> <li>Dr. Kristen Neff, self-compassion pioneer <a href="https://self-compassion.org/">https://self-compassion.org/</a> </li> <li>Chris Germer, Founder of Mindful Self-Compassion <a href="https://chrisgermer.com/">https://chrisgermer.com/</a> </li> <li>Adrienne Maree Brown, author of Emergent Strategy and Pleasure Activism <a href="http://adriennemareebrown.net/">http://adriennemareebrown.net/</a> </li> <li>Diagram of a cell <a href="https://gaelmcgill.artstation.com/projects/Pm0JL1">https://gaelmcgill.artstation.com/projects/Pm0JL1</a>, and this: <a href="https://www.digizyme.com/cst_landscapes.html">https://www.digizyme.com/cst_landscapes.html</a>, and on the "More David Bowies" note, this is also fun: <a href="https://www.thinkpositiveprints.com/2014/04/psychedelic-cells">https://www.thinkpositiveprints.com/2014/04/psychedelic-cells</a><p><br><strong>Quotes from this episode, by Lea Seigen Shinraku</strong></p> </li> </ul>The reality is everybody feels shame sometimes... To transform it, you have to notice it... Coping with negative self-talk through self-c