We tackled our mind chatter in the Teen Flourishing Skills Group this week! First of all, we became silent and listened to our thoughts. We noticed the kind of thoughts we were having and learned the difference between worry thoughts and judgment thoughts, both of which keep us from problem solving. As I shared the science behind our thoughts and how to train our brains to create new paths for a growth mindset I noticed the magnitude of the “judgment” thoughts hammering my ow

As I scrolled through my phone notes, I noticed a quote I had saved: Be excessively gentle with yourself. Immediately, I took a breath and calm washed over me. I paused and realized how hard I was being on myself that morning. I welcomed each expectation of project outlines, tasks, needs, plans, meetings and began organizing each into time blocks of work. All in my head. To top it off, it was a Saturday! A stop sign popped up in my mind and I began to redirect the onslaught o