When I quit sucking my thumb is when I became bulimic, she says. "There are healthy ways to self-soot and unhealthy ways toSelf-Soothing" The next time someone's an asshole to you, just go up to them and put their thumb in their mouth,. Yes. It's okay to have sex, sex, sex classes of wine a night, but it's not okay to rock yourself. Alex: How do we shift the unhealthiness into something that's healthy?
1. Alex’s four most effective healing techniques that you can start today.
2. How it affects us to grow up never seeing our mothers have joy.
3. Why – if you think you don’t have any self-soothing strategies – you actually just have unhealthy self-soothing strategies.
4. Childhood wounds that surface in adulthood, and the path to intergenerational healing.
5. Where to begin when you never receive the apology and closure you deserve.
About Alex:
Alex Elle is an author, certified breathwork coach, podcast host, and Restorative Writing teacher. Alex’s writing came into her life by way of therapy and the exploration of healing through journaling and mindfulness. Her most recent book, HOW WE HEAL, is available now.
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