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S t a c i eStacieBee@mastodon.social
Jul 11, 2026, 5:45 PM
I’m grateful for the work of Kristin Neff in this area and so glad that I stumbled upon her books. Providing myself the same care and compassion I would provide a friend was a great way to continue my journey towards self-love.
The last step before I finally started to love myself was acceptance. Radical self acceptance.
Another storm had me in fight or flight on January 12, 2026.
I was reborn that day.
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S t a c i eStacieBee@mastodon.social
Jul 11, 2026, 5:45 PM
I discovered Maggie Sterling on TikTok and started listening to her podcast a few weeks earlier.
Her podcast on January 12, 2026 saved my life that day. That’s not hyperbole. As I was shaking with what I thought was anxiety, I googled it and discovered I was in fight or flight so tried breathing exercises to recover but no amount of breathing exercises helped. What finally worked was splashing cold water on my face.
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S t a c i eStacieBee@mastodon.social
Jul 11, 2026, 5:45 PM
I listened to Maggie Sterling’s podcast episode 22 “The Missing Step in Nervous System Work” that was released on the same day and I eventually came back to myself. Not just from that one fight or flight moment but I eventually felt like myself again.
My literal thinking had me believing that I could not accept something I did not like. So I spent most of my life fighting against reality.
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S t a c i eStacieBee@mastodon.social
Jul 11, 2026, 5:45 PM
Always bracing myself for the next terrible thing to happen.
That podcast let me know that I did not have to like what was happening, but I needed to accept it. Because fighting against it was signaling danger to my nervous system.
I stopped feeling like myself almost a decade ago and did not know why. I now know that when I lost a job in 2016 for the first time in my life that I ended up in survival mode.
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S t a c i eStacieBee@mastodon.social
Jul 11, 2026, 5:45 PM
Coming back to myself brought such peace, calm, and so much energy.
I missed myself. I remember looking at myself in the mirror and saying to myself: “There you are. I’ve missed you!”
People began telling me I was radiant and that they wanted to be around my energy. My first therapy session after that day felt like I had graduated to the next level of life.
Acceptance has improved my life in so many ways.
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S t a c i eStacieBee@mastodon.social
Jul 11, 2026, 5:45 PM
Acceptance lead me to accepting myself and eventually loving myself.
I honestly felt like I was never going to get there. I’m beyond grateful to my past self for starting the journey. Thank you to everyone who helped me along the way.
https://self-compassion.org/
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-work-with-maggie-sterling/id1837248018?i=1000744782092
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