When we become aware of a tender spot in another being, we need to keep in mind that if something is a tender spot, the appropriate response is to be tender.
Today on The Karen Kenney Show, we’re talking about tenderness and how growing up I sometimes found it hard to extend a lot of compassion, softness and mercy towards others, because I didn’t know how to offer it or allow it first within myself.
The thing is, as a child I had the double whammy - I not only hated my tender spots (because they made me feel unsafe around other people), but I was also rewarded for my toughness.
It was one of the ways I thought I received love, so why would I abandon that?
It wasn’t until later on in my adult years that I realized this strategy wasn’t actually working. I wasn’t being helpful to anyone, least of all myself.
Over time with a lot of personal & spiritual work, plus some self love - I’ve learned what it means to extend tenderness to myself, and also in turn use that same process to help others to heal themselves.
We all need someone to be tender with us, because we all have tender spots that need a little extra care and gentleness.
Are you ready to face and heal your Tender Spots?
KK's Takeaways:
• We Went For The Jugular (6:02)
• Soft Spots (10:47)
• Take You Out At The Knees (15:48)
• Women Get Close Quickly (20:26)
• Humans Are The Most Vicious (25:28)
• Training & Trauma (30:10)
• Change Yourself First (34:13)
Karen Kenney is a certified Spiritual Mentor, writer, author, speaker, and the host of The Karen Kenney Show Podcast. She’s also the founder of THE NEST - an online spiritual membership & community.
She’s been a student & guide of A Course in Miracles for close to three decades, a certified yoga teacher for 20+ years and is a longtime practitioner of Passage Meditation. She’s also a Gateless Writing Instructor, workshop facilitator and transformational retreat leader.
KK grew up in Lawrence & Boston, MA, and graduated from Boston University with a degree in Communications. She’s known for her storytelling, her sense of humor and her “down-to-earth”, no BS approach to Spirituality.
She helps people to rewrite their old stories, shift their perception from fear to Love, and deepen their connection to Self, Source & Spirit. Using her signature process - Your Story to Your Glory™ - people learn how to transform themselves and their lives from the inside out, so they can feel empowered, play a proactive part in their own healing, and experience more fun, flow, and freedom!
A sought-after speaker, spiritual teacher, and thought leader for podcasts, shows, live events, group retreats and entrepreneurial mastermind programs, Karen has been invited to speak & teach on various platforms, stages & retreat centers across the country, including the renowned Omega Institute for Holistic Studies.
You can learn more & connect with KK at: www.karenkenney.com
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