Be Gentle with Yourself

The sweets, the drinks, the spending���it’s all part of the holiday season, equal parts fun and temptation. If you���re working to avoid some of these things, it may be helpful to note that willpower is a sure route to failure.

Willpower requires a constant focus on doing or not doing something, thereby keeping you in a permanent state of fighting. You will become exhausted, leading to failure, guilt, and shame.

There are ways to overcome the need to stay within certain limits.

Set up a system of rewards. Avoiding certain foods or habits, even for a few hours, deserves a good book and a hot bath at the end of the day.
��Let go of perfection. You may slip up. It���s okay. Try again.
Focusing on what you wish to avoid 24/7 will only bring you closer to it. Instead, focus on what you wish to achieve and slowly build toward��it.
��You deserve respect. Never shame yourself. Change the record playing in your head. Not working? Turn up the music.
��Hard to do? Ask for help. Hypnotherapy is a great way to help you internalize the version of you you���re working towards with greater ease and success.��

The holidays are filled with temptations and good cheer. Feed the good cheer side of the equation. Set up a discovery call using the link below and see how hypnotherapy may be a wonderful gift to give to yourself.

Cheers!

Mary