Blog — emotional intelligence

5 Ways to Increase Your Self-Acceptance

 "The happiness, the peace, and the love you crave cannot happen without Self-acceptance.” - Robert Holden

We don’t just have relationships with other people, we also have a relationship with ourselves. And that relationship is foundational to all other relationships. 

Being unhappy with yourself taints every aspect of your life.

Here are 5 ways to increase your self-acceptance.

Feeling is not a 4-letter word

Some people act like feelings are something other people—lesser people—have, but not something they experience themselves. They act like feelings are bad.

The reality is that feelings, or emotions, are an integral and crucial part of being human.

Emotions are tools that let us know what is going on between us and the world. They create a feedback loop . . .

Anger is a Secondary Emotion: Tip of the Iceberg

I see anger as a secondary emotion. It is the tip of the iceberg.

Anger is the visible response, and some sort of emotional pain is hidden under the surface. Instead of dealing with that pain directly, we turn it into anger as a way to release or redirect it.

Click Read More to learn what's underneath anger.