Are you stuck in negativity? We all have our own versions of negative thinking or feeling – pick your poison: Depression Addiction Anxiety Anger Loneliness Resentment Self-hatred If you find yourself in any of these states for prolonged periods of time, and want some freedom from negativity, consider freeing yourself by delving down and digging [...]

Self-love – treating the self with care and respect – is one sure-fire way to improve serenity and peace of mind. But any time we move toward self-care, we must watch out for that enemy of serenity – self-hate. Not only that, we face a cultural paradigm that values self-sacrifice and caretaking of others. Taking care of [...]

Sanity calms, but madness is more interesting. —John Russell It’s been a year since I started Insanely Serene, and I have to ask, am I any saner or more serene? Are you, my readers? This year has offered challenges to my peace of mind. I took a risk and left a full-time job to become [...]

Who can help you overcome self-hatred? Why, your own true self – just give yourself a chance!

Fighting obsessive thinking takes a willingness to try something different – like these 8 techniques

Recognizing self-hatred and its symptoms is the first step toward making a change and stepping toward self-compassion

Underlying every addiction – whether to substance or to process – is self-hatred.

This series of four posts will explore how I discovered and committed to my own integrity as a tool for overcoming internal judgments and improving my self-confidence and self-esteem. If you are on this path, I would love to hear about your process and whether you find helpful ideas through reading about my experiences. in⋅teg⋅ri⋅ty [...]

That’s right, I’m glad you hate yourself. Or rather, I’m glad you KNOW you hate yourself. Because awareness is the first step toward doing something about it. It’s the people who live buried in depression and denial that are at risk of getting stuck forever in self-hatred. I know because I lived – more like [...]

Although I didn’t identify self-hatred as my problem until much later in life, I suffered from its effects. I wanted to change, I wanted to be happy, but I could not even imagine it. When a friend said to practice looking at myself in the mirror and say “I love you,” I cringed. I know [...]