Status Updates From Bread Therapy: The Mindful ...

It is more self help than bread baking & I am still trying to figure out how I feel about it all.

“We have all experience suffering or emotional pain in different ways but what can unite us is the fact that we have found a way of surviving we are here. The emotional scars we carry are nothing to be ashamed of; they are not to be hidden away - they can be gilded and celebrated” p139

“It is only when we tell ourselves the truth about where we are now that we can begin to adjust and make changes. It is never too late to start to learn how to be a better observer of ourselves and it is therefore never too late to begin to make changes.” p79

“Anxiety is fed by avoidance, so the best way to counter anxiety is to face the thing you are afraid of and get baking.” p83

Not sure how I feel about the bashing of the bread people buy from stores. Some people don’t have time or money to get ingredients to make their own stone milled bread. Idky, let’s see how this goes.

“Self-care is the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness in particular during periods of stress.” p36