THE NEUROSCIENCE OF SELF LOVE -A talk by Psychotherapist Avigail Abarbanel

The Neuroscience of Self-Love by Avigail Abarbanel - Fully Human Psychotherapy - Hosted by Change Your World Events - www.changeyourworld.me

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• Are you self-critical?

• Do you judge yourself a lot?

• Do you tell yourself you’re stupid, weak, fat, ugly or useless?

• Do you sometimes hate yourself?

• Do you suffer from anxiety?

• Is the world inside your head harsh and unpleasant?

• Have you been meditating or practicing mindfulness but nothing is changing?

• Are you fed-up with trendy pop psychology that’s too airy-fairy or counselling that doesn’t work?

These days we are told that we should love ourselves more. Self-love is also recognised as important to good mental health, and even to recovery from, and prevention of physical illness. But what does it mean to love yourself?

This talk will focus on the neuroscience behind self-love. It will clarify what self-love is, and why it’s so important. And how we can learn to truly accept ourselves and reduce the negative and critical self talk

Avigail will share some of the skills she teaches her clients in her practice. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.

About the Speaker

Avigail has been an individual, relationship, group, and family psychotherapist for almost twenty years. Her first eleven years were in Canberra Australia, and since 2010 she has been living and working in the Inverness area.

Avigail has a practical approach to psychotherapy, and has been working within a solid scientific framework. She believes that clients can, and need to understand everything about their therapy. Avigail is passionate about sharing knowledge, and believes that among other things, understanding our brain is a key to good mental health. She is keen to pass on knowledge also to young people, and sees it as a good way to prevent problems later in life. Avigail is an experienced public speaker and trainer. She is Accredited with the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy), and through the BACP also with COSCA.

Fully Human Psychotherapy - http://www.fullyhuman.co.uk/