The bumpy road to healing

On the healing journey, self-compassion becomes a guiding light and it involves validating our emotions without judgement.

“Don’t stress,” is probably the most common and what I consider the most ineffective piece of advice that people give out to someone going through a tough time. Such an unhelpful statement does not help when we hit a rough patch. But yet, the fear of facing that awkward silence after someone tries to ease their emotional burden in front of us, makes us feel that anything is better than silence. And thus, to fill out that awkward void, we blurt out the first thing that comes to mind, even if it lacks the empathy that is being sought.