Rachel’s Room🛋️: 35 Affirmations for the Healing Process

Happy Wednesday, Cadre fam. I am so happy to see you all today. It is a slightly gray day here in Seattle, and today I wanted to do something that I haven't done in a while. And I know my heart could use some affirmations, so I thought maybe yours could too quickly. I'm Rachel, if you've never been here before, I'm a mental health advocate and writer, and this is Rachel's room, where we talk about anything and everything that has to do with mental health. I've been in therapy for about 19 years for my own mental health.

I also have a master's in psychology and my whole hope is to make you feel less alone and hopefully provide you with some hope, inspiration and wisdom. So today I'm going to recite to you a list of 35 affirmations. And these are specifically affirmations for the healing process. So these are affirmations that I like to return to when I'm feeling maybe frustrated by my healing progress or where I'm at in my journey. Hi, junk food junkie. Thanks for being here. If I'm feeling frustrated by my healing process or feeling maybe like I'm doing a lot of work to change or feel better, and I don't feel like those changes are happening, these can also be used for times when we feel burned out or stressed or overwhelmed.

So they're just a really lovely set of affirmations and my plan is to read them out loud. So all you have to do is find a comfortable place to sit or lie down, close your eyes. Hi, Rachel. And just let the affirmations sink in. You can always return to these. This is going to be recorded and put on my profile so you can return to the live stream. I believe there's an option to save it. So if at any point you want to come back and listen to them at a time when you're feeling stressed, overwhelmed or frustrated.

Hi, Luke. These will be available to you. The other thing I like to say is I have a one month old mini goldendoodle named Milo. I haven't introduced him. I think today would be a good time. Hang on, Milo. You want to say hello? Milo brings oodles and oodles of joy. This is Milo and he is the light of my life. So if at any point you see a furball running around, or if you hear just like, scratchy noises, that's just Milo being Milo. Alright, so before we begin, my invitation to you, as always, is to check in with yourself and listen to your body, listen to your intuition.

So if at any point you're feeling uncomfortable or like these affirmations don't feel like they're effective, or maybe it's hard for you to absorb them. Number one, listen to yourself. You know what's best for you. Number two, I always like to tell folks with affirmations when an affirmation feels like it doesn't belong to us or we can't accept it or absorb it, that's okay. It doesn't mean that it will never feel absorbent or like it will be effective. It just means that maybe right now we're not in a space where we believe it.

So I like to talk about this thing called a bridge when it comes to affirmations. So if there's an affirmation that I want to believe for myself, like I'm good enough and I don't feel like I believe it when I say I'm good enough, then a bridge would be, I'm working on feeling good enough. I'm practicing experiencing enoughness. And so we offer a little bit of a bridge because that's true, right? By practicing an affirmation, I am working on whatever that feeling or belief might be. So it's really important for us to honor where we're at and allow ourselves to see that even though where we are might not be where we want to be, it doesn't mean that there's not a way for us to get there.

So, junk food. I'm just going to read this comment really quickly. I'm grieving really bad. My mom passed away one week ago. Oh, my goodness. I am so sorry. I'm so sorry to hear that. Loss. Loss is one of the most debilitating and destabilizing experiences. I'm really, really sorry, and I'm grateful that you're sharing that here with us and that you're finding a safe space to talk about it. I think that when it comes to grief, there's no timeline for anyone. We all grieve on a different timeline.

And I wish I could tell you. I wish I could tell you this is exactly how long it will take. And there's immense uncertainty when it comes to grieving, because we long a for our current reality to not be the reality it is. It's incredibly difficult to accept a reality that we don't like. And so in that uncertainty, we search for things that can be certain or that we can control. And a lot of times that shows up in looking for a timeline of when is it not going to hurt anymore. And I wish I could give you that answer.

If I had an answer, I would give it to you. And all I can say is it's different for everyone. And to keep honoring the process and to keep showing up in places like this where it's safe to talk about it and to continue to honor your mom and honor your grief. I'm really, really sorry and thank you for sharing with us. Yeah, like Rachel said, there's no timeline for grief. My loves, I'm going to start with the affirmation. So if you can find yourself a comfortable place to sit or lie down, I'm just going to read these out loud.

There's 35 of them, so it probably won't take too long. And then afterwards, I'll just kind of bring us all back into the space and check in. And then we'll close. It'll be nice and brief. And again, like I said, these will be recorded on my page, so you can always revisit them. Settle into whatever moment you're in, maybe relaxing and closing the eyes, reminding yourself there's no right way or wrong way to do this. Whatever river I'm on is the one I'm meant to float. No matter how slow I go, I will always be on my path.

I am headed in the right direction, even if that direction is stillness. Sometimes sitting still is how I grow the most. When I let myself pause, I am better able to see all that is happening around me. When I let myself ride the current of life, I become one with the universe. When I relieve pressure to do or perform, I allow myself to simply be. Nothing matters as much as my well being. Wellness, peace and comfort are my birthright. I do one thing at a time. I slow down so that I can truly enjoy each moment of life.

I find gratitude in small details. I take my time. When I allow myself to greet each moment with presence and gratitude, I release the feeling of scarcity and find myself in abundance. This moment is full of joy. If I'm willing to find it, I let myself be. I am right here, right now. In this moment. I am safe. My body is a safe place to be. My body has no intention of harming me. I have no intention of harming my body. While we may not always have got along, my body and I are working to rebuild a relationship and we both know it takes time.

I greet my relationship to my body with compassion because I know it isn't either of our faults that we struggle to connect in the first place. While I don't agree with what happened to me, I can accept that it happened and choose to move forward because I don't deserve to suffer any longer. I prioritize my friendships, relationships and chosen family over work, money and success. I know that I may forget myself sometimes and I forgive myself because I am human. It is not my fault that sometimes I struggle to cope with life.

Life, like everything, is imperfect and I find imperfection absolutely beautiful. I do not pressure my life to happen. Like the sunrise, I find beauty in witnessing my life come out of the darkness over and over and over. Like the sunset. I do not feel anger or sorrow when watching myself fall into the darkness. I find appreciation and gratitude for its beauty and trust that soon the light will come again. Like nature, I am always growing, ever changing and never the same. Feel free to open your eyes, maybe take a little stretch, come back to the present moment, maybe give yourself a big hug.

Say thank you me for showing up for these few minutes, for myself for taking a little time to take a break and check in. I'm very grateful you're all here. Thank you for showing up. Thank you for being patient as we all figure out this new system. And I'm so glad that you're all here and I cannot wait to see you next week. m. I don't always do affirmations. I think this is probably something I'll do maybe once a month. Past lives I've done, I like to talk about specific topics and kind of work through problem solving and different tools, so those are recorded on my profile right now.

There will be more of those to come, so if there's anything that you want to see me talk about in my lives, please feel free to leave a comment on this and I'm very happy to see if I can incorporate that. Wishing you a wonderful well Wednesday and hopefully I will see you here next week. Bye.