Gabby Bernstein

Exhausting. Why do people have burnout? Why do people have stress? Why do people have chronic pain? Of course, there's a whole chapter in the book called Body Parts, how the body, like physical pain is a protector.

Exhausting. Why do people have burnout? Why do people have stress? Why do people have chronic pain? Of course, there's a whole chapter in the book called Body Parts, how the body, like physical pain is a protector.

Like if I have back pain, I don't have to feel my childhood wounds. We're going to get into that. The good news is that we all have what Dick Schwartz has coined is self with a capital S and self is our adult, undamaged, resourced part of who we are. It's the truth of who we are. It's the spirit of who we are. It's the God within us. It is an energy and self has eight C qualities.

Like if I have back pain, I don't have to feel my childhood wounds. We're going to get into that. The good news is that we all have what Dick Schwartz has coined is self with a capital S and self is our adult, undamaged, resourced part of who we are. It's the truth of who we are. It's the spirit of who we are. It's the God within us. It is an energy and self has eight C qualities.

compassion, calm, connection, creativity, courage, clarity, commitment. I'm missing one. I don't even know. I always miss a C. They're all in there. And connectedness. I think I got to them. We'll find the eight Cs in the book and we'll get these together.

compassion, calm, connection, creativity, courage, clarity, commitment. I'm missing one. I don't even know. I always miss a C. They're all in there. And connectedness. I think I got to them. We'll find the eight Cs in the book and we'll get these together.

You know, it's so funny. Confidence is the one I always miss, but it's the one that I often feel we're quite connected to. So I won't forget confidence anymore.

You know, it's so funny. Confidence is the one I always miss, but it's the one that I often feel we're quite connected to. So I won't forget confidence anymore.

So I'm going to really try to keep this simple. So just think about it like you have an inner parent.

So I'm going to really try to keep this simple. So just think about it like you have an inner parent.

We all do. And let's just keep it simple. Let's keep it super simple. You know those times in your life when, let's say Marta came to you and she was really struggling with something and you just, your heart was filled up with compassion. No matter how extreme the thing that happened to her, you just felt connected to her. You were a calm presence for her.

We all do. And let's just keep it simple. Let's keep it super simple. You know those times in your life when, let's say Marta came to you and she was really struggling with something and you just, your heart was filled up with compassion. No matter how extreme the thing that happened to her, you just felt connected to her. You were a calm presence for her.

You had deep compassion for her experience. You had clarity on how to communicate. You felt like you had the courage to speak up for what was true. And that really just, it wasn't even what you said, but it was that presence alone that helped her.

You had deep compassion for her experience. You had clarity on how to communicate. You felt like you had the courage to speak up for what was true. And that really just, it wasn't even what you said, but it was that presence alone that helped her.

You know what I'm talking about.

You know what I'm talking about.

That's self energy. With a capital S. With a capital S. The adult self. It's your true self.

That's self energy. With a capital S. With a capital S. The adult self. It's your true self.

It's your essence. There's a really beautiful quote in the book that I share that's about how self is like the sun behind the clouds. And it's there, but the clouds are just in the way. So self is always been there, right? You feel self in Shavasana. You feel self after a long run. You feel self, we're in self right now. Like this is our creative force, right? We're in the flow.

It's your essence. There's a really beautiful quote in the book that I share that's about how self is like the sun behind the clouds. And it's there, but the clouds are just in the way. So self is always been there, right? You feel self in Shavasana. You feel self after a long run. You feel self, we're in self right now. Like this is our creative force, right? We're in the flow.