Dr. Sinead Lynch

So how do we give ourselves that internal hug?

Well, with that breath work.

And then the second door stands for relate.

So how do you relate to yourself?

And this comes from a trauma informed framework.

So it's the idea that, again, we can't soothe an anxious brain with critical talk with, you know, well, there's nothing wrong with you.

We'll get on with it.

This, you know, it's very Irish for us to kind of think, I should look at, you know, we weren't taught these things growing up.

We may not have had parents who hugged us.

So relate to yourself, use a soothing voice.

And one of the things that we practice in the programme was

What is an internal soothing voice that you could create for yourself?

Like go easy on yourself, pet.

I'm not sure if Anne wants to share hers.

And then the last one is reason.

You can reason with yourself then when you're relaxed.

You can reason with yourself and find logic for what you can control or what you can't control.

You can look after the basics and for the things that you can't control that are out of your control.

like fear of death sometimes, then you go back to step one.

You regulate yourself and you relate to yourself with kindness.