VOL.74/2024.09

 

If Only I Had Listened to Myself Then

 

2024.09.02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Now, stop blaming yourself.”
A heartfelt encouragement from a professor of psychiatry - If Only I Had Listened to Myself Then

 

Aren’t you the hardest on yourself, and not good at listening to your inner voice? Or, you might be blaming yourself, repeatedly making the mistake of putting yourself in pain.
The author of If Only I Had Listened to Myself Then, Peter Jongho Na, professor of psychiatry at Yale University, confesses that he was no exception. At the same time, he makes an accurate diagnosis of the situation, as to why we are experiencing such a hard time, and how society is full of things that make our hearts suffer.
We live in a society where anyone who says they are stressed out is condemned for being weak, and even labeled as such… The author offers heartwarming words of encouragement and empathy for those of us who are tired of demanding perfection from each other.

 

“Stop blaming yourself anymore. We all have the right to be in pain. I learned too late that all pains have the right to be respected.” - from the book

 

When we are exhausted and worn out, the things that make us stand up again are the words of empathy and that little consolation. And now we must be able to do it to ourselves.

 

“Only when we can show our true selves can we be understood and healed.”

 

The author’s message advises people to be generous with themselves and each other and fills readers’ hearts with warmth and compassion.

 

Compassionate words that lift away self-blame, self-censorship, and prejudice, and instead empower you with empathy!
If Only I Had Listened to Myself Then
Written by Peter Jongho Na, published by Dasan Books

 

 

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