Know Thy Damn Self (The Power of Self-Inquiry)
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English - February 28, 2022 11:00 - 1 hour - 82.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 394 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Education Self-Improvement spirituality podcast cptsd recovery complex trauma trauma healing childhood trauma self sabotage generational trauma jungian psychology depth psychology codependent podcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This episode is all about the magic of self-inquiry and how to practice it to combat the chronic feelings of emptiness and identity issues so common in those who struggle complex trauma. Self-inquiry (also often spelled self-enquiry) is the action of SELF observation by an individual.
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Below is a summary of topics covered in this episode:
· How to uncover your “blind spots” (ways we think and act that sabotage us and prevent us from connecting deeply to ourselves and others)
· What is self-inquiry? (And how it’s used in Radically Open Dialectical Behavior therapy, also known as RO DBT)
· Understanding how to find your “edge”
· Central principals involved in self-inquiry
· Learning how to “out ourselves” (sharing the personal insights or understandings developed from our self-enquiry with others)
· How self-inquiry is deeply connected to spirituality
· What the imagery and symbolism in the tarot card “The Hermit” can teach us about self-inquiry
· Journaling prompts to get you started on your path to self-inquiry
SELF-INQUIRY JOURNALING PROMPTS
(Part one) Assessments
1) What do you like about yourself? [List all of your positive attributes]
2) What is good in your life? [List everything you have going for you]
3) List your accomplishments. [Include any obstacle you have overcome and any victory you’ve achieved]
4) Make a list of the most important experiences you’ve had, the peak experiences that have had a pivotal effect on your life.
(Part two) Goals
1) List all the things you’d like to change about yourself.
2) List the things you’d like to accomplish in the future.
3) List the most important goals of your life, the things you would like to do, have, and be.
The journaling prompts and excerpts about the Hermit card are from “Following Your Inner Path” by Alexandra Collins Dickerman.
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