Unless you're a white cis-het dude, the system was not designed to work for you. But when we figure out the system doesn’t work for us, we learn how to work the system.
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How To Talk Smarter
There will always be pieces of our lives that are governed for us. We may not feel in choice about many aspects of our life. Language, however, is an area that is ours alone, a place where we do have choice.
Cult Commands Part III: What Do We Do About Them?
Cult commands are the negative self-talk in our minds. They’re usually mean and unfounded. And, they stick around, preying on our vulnerabilities. We need to do something about them! There's no quick hack here. No magic wand that will erase our cult commands. But, we can change them.
Cult Commands Part II: Long Term affects
Language influences how we act and how we speak. If our pain, emotional or otherwise, has been minimized, we minimize our own wants and needs.