Experiencing criticism is normal yet some opinions do not require your time and effort. Feedback from all sources including strangers and family as well as internal voice can create self-doubts which blocks therapy from healing.

The practice of ignoring critics means separating valuable feedback from destructive attacks you receive from others and yourself. Check if the criticism arises from a supportive space. The feedback helps me to expand my abilities or manages to minimize my personal growth.

You should display self-compassion in response to unfair negative comments. Recap that nobody has the power to determine your value or essence. You should build relationships with people who increase your self-esteem and learn to speak to yourself with gentleness and encouragement instead of listening to adverse outside judgments.

A vital practice consists of creating well-defined limits. Not every piece of feedback carries value and no one is obligated to adopt each received opinion. Keeping your peace requires recognizing negative situations which demand your departure to maintain psychological and emotional wellness.

To find healing we must let go of the stories that presently harm us. Our personal growth becomes possible by dismissing unhelpful negative influences which then opens opportunities for substantial change to happen. Your path remains unique and you should seek approval only from yourself because self-approval serves as the only essential need for your growth and development.


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Meet Javonna Arriaga

 
Javonna was born on Turtle Island. Her ancestors are from Abya Yala and her lineage is from the Moche and Chiriqui tribes. She is the daughter of Heather Miramontes-Garcia who is the daughter of Oscar Arriaga, Afro-Peruvian and Marcia Bishop, European American. She is the daughter of Gerardo Perez, though she honors her father's Panamanian lineage she does not know her father. She has been most directly raised by her mother Heather and grandfather Oscar. Javonna also spent two years in foster care and honors her foster parents Jen and Brad Newton as part of her family as well. Together this community has contributed to Javonna's journey.
Javonna is CIS-gendered, able-bodied, pansexual, and a relationship anarchist. Javonna's first language is English and she is fluent conversationally in Spanish.

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