There. There. Sweetheart

This loving-kindness practice hasn’t made me weak. It’s made me real. It’s opened my heart to the good in myself and others. Try it. Pause. Hand on heart. Whisper, “There, there, sweetheart.” This might be the start of a kinder, stronger you.

Transcript

There there sweetheart is something that your grandmother might have said to you or an older lady,

Right?

There there sweetheart when you skin your knee there there it's okay you'll be fine it hurts right now but it's gonna go away and at first when I learned this phrase I resisted of course because I was that hard-ass Brooklyn girl only girl in a family of boys,

Engineers,

Hockey players right gotta be tough don't cry don't cry there there sweetheart turning that simple phrase around towards yourself well I will tell you personally was a game-changer for me I resisted this one my friend you know I'm a tough girl there there sweetheart it's okay to be upset it's okay to be sad it's okay to have this despair around the world the fast-changing world it's okay to feel frustrated because you can't get this done there there sweetheart Wow this is a big phrase a really big one and I and I will tell you if you're new to this one I've had so many people tell me oh my gosh thank you for that if I learned anything from you it was there there sweetheart and it's why I repeat it so often so today throughout the day in addition of putting your hand on your heart and offering yourself just a bit of softness you're going to remind yourself of the phrase and say to yourself with with love with kindness towards yourself there there sweetheart there there sweetheart

Reviews

Thank you for reminding me of this again. Wonderfully soothing and empowering.