Difference becomes deviance and deviance becomes sin in a society preoccupied with normality.”
Liliana Estradaciteerde uit2 jaar geleden
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to form a compassionate, engaging, radically accepting, unconditionally loving relationship with your core self.
Liliana Estradaciteerde uit2 jaar geleden
the truth of who you are as a complex human being doing the best you can
Liliana Estradaciteerde uit2 jaar geleden
ADHD inevitably impacts your sense of identity in these three areas: Your core sense of self Your feelings about your brain
Liliana Estradaciteerde uit2 jaar geleden
Acceptance does not mean resignation. It means doing away with judgment and moving into a place of self-respect and integration of the reality at hand
Liliana Estradaciteerde uit2 jaar geleden
Radical acceptance is the necessary antidote to years of neglecting ourselves, years of judging and treating ourselves harshly, years of rejecting this moment’s experience. Radical acceptance is the willingness to experience ourselves and our life as it is
Liliana Estradaciteerde uit2 jaar geleden
Our book is called a “radical” guide for women with ADHD to emphasize the simple but “radical” idea that instead of trying to change and fix herself, a woman with ADHD can simply learn to be herself
Liliana Estradaciteerde uit2 jaar geleden
which he groups into several clusters, including
Liliana Estradaciteerde uit2 jaar geleden
What immediately comes to mind when you think of
Liliana Estradaciteerde uit2 jaar geleden
The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I change” (Rogers 1961, 17)