Season 04: EP10 - Compassion Isn't All Love And Light With Elizabeth Cush

Sacred Psychology with Tamara Powell, LMHC

Do you have a negative voice in your head that kicks you when you’re already down? Then this episode is definitely for you. Meet Elizabeth Cush! We do a deep dive on self-compassion: what it looks like, what it takes, problem solving our self-talk and finding some loving truths for ourselves.

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Do you have a negative voice in your head that kicks you when you’re already down? Then this episode is definitely for you. Meet Elizabeth Cush! We do a deep dive on self-compassion: what it looks like, what it takes, problem solving our self-talk and finding some loving truths for ourselves. She also shares with us the amazing Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook so you can start practicing some fierce self-compassion anytime!

• 2:35: Learning about Elizabeth
• 4:10 - Relabeling anxiety to be more culturally acceptable
• 6:20 - Why is self-compassion so important?
• 10:20 - This is what crapping all over ourselves when we miss the mark gets us
• 13:35 - Actually being KIND to yourself!
• 15:38 - The familial element
• 19:30 - Finding your loving truths when it all feels like lies
• 23:35 - We might be afraid to heal
• 28:08 - Being fierce in your self-compassion
• 34:20 - Woman Worriers

Meet Elizabeth Cush

Elizabeth Cush, LCPC is a therapist, podcaster, business owner and blogger in Annapolis, MD where she hosts Woman Worriers, a podcast for anxious women. In her private practice, Progression Counseling, she helps women who feel overwhelmed, anxious, and stressed out find more connection with themselves and others, allowing them to live their lives with more ease, intention, and purpose. Elizabeth has been a featured guest on the Women In Depth podcast, The Practice Of Being Seen podcast and Selling The Couch podcast. She’s also an expert contributor for Good Therapy, a guest contributor to the Happily Imperfect Blog on Psych Central and has been quoted in articles for The List, Teen Vogue, Tonic, Best Life, Bustle Thriveworks, UpJourney and The Paper Gown. She’s worked in the mental health field for over 10 years and is a certified clinical trauma professional. Elizabeth incorporates mindfulness and meditation into her psychotherapy work.