Coffee with a Counsellor's Podcast

Compliments are one of the most extraordinary components of social life. If done well, they infuse positivity and affirmation into spaces and relationships. But many of us find it hard to hear nice things about ourselves, and even more so to accept the compliment as truth. This is because compliments tell us we are worthy of being noticed. When people compliment us it means we have been seen or heard and evaluated...Today we are discussing: the importance of compliments, why do we find it hard to give or receive compliments, how not to receive a compliment, and finally I will share my 7 steps to mastering the art of giving and receiving compliments gracefully.

In Part 1 of this Find your Tribe series I spoke on how a sense of belonging is the most crucial element in our sense of self. Try as we might, we cannot function without others as we are social beings. From the moment we are born and bonded with our parents, we begin the social cycle of inclusion: in family, relatives, schools, friends, relationships, associations and work. I believe we need a community for every role we play in this world. For this reason I think its important to consider how we should find our tribe on three levels:INDIVIDUALRELATIONALCOLLECTIVE Listen to Part 2 of my Find Your Tribe Series to discover how to courageously step out in faith, investing in and belonging in COMMUNITY!

Its Coffee O Clock and it brings me great pleasure and joy to welcome you to Coffee with a Counsellor’s Podcast Series: Find Your Tribe.The more I know about identity and the self, the more I see the importance of community. At our core we have an innate need to connect to others. I believe that we were created to live in community, to encourage and be encouraged by one another. I believe we were created to be relational beings. God made us this way because He is a relational God and He desires to be in relationship with us. Our need to belong is a God sized innate need within each of us. Listen to PART 1 of my Find Your Tribe Series to learn about WHY DO WE NEED TO FIND OUR TRIBE?