@shawnathemom: Changing my inner dialogue from harshly critical to accepting and empathetic came in stages. The first step was allowing myself to admit things were hard without beating up on myself about it. The second step was letting myself feel what I was feeling without judgement or needing to fix it. Sitting in the feeling helped me to recognize that feelings pass pretty quickly once we acknowledge them. This is still a work in progress for me because with every new stage in life comes new scenarios that trigger my inner critic once more. But over time I’ve become much quicker at recognizing & challenging harsh self talk when it’s happening. It doesn’t serve me or my family for me to treat myself poorly, and doing so just opens the door for poor treatment from others too. No thanks 😁 #momskits