How to be kind to yourself when you’re not where you want to be

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🗓️ 11 August 2021

⏱️ 11 minutes

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0:00.0	Well, hello there. It's Morgan Harper Nichols here. And before today's episode, I just wanted to take a moment to tell you about respect starring Jennifer Hudson.
0:07.8	It follows the rise of Aretha Franklin's career from a child singing in her father's church to international superstardom.
0:15.8	Aretha actually handpicked Jennifer to portray her in this film, the remarkable true story of Franklin's
0:21.9	journey to find her voice and never lose faith. Her music shaped a generation, topping music
0:28.1	charts with anthem still relevant today. From Think to Respect to Amazing Grace, Jennifer Hudson's
0:34.6	live performances of Aretha's songs demand to be seen on the big screen.
0:39.3	Respect also features Forrest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans, Audre MacDonald, Mark Marin, Titus,
0:45.5	and Mary J. Blige. Don't miss respect. Now in theaters. Well, hello there. My name is
0:51.3	Morgan Harper-Nichols. I'm an artist and a writer, and this is a space where I share
0:56.7	poetry and prose and thoughts that I hope can make a little room for you to slow down and
1:03.0	take a few deep breaths as you prepare for whatever lies ahead. Today's episode is called
1:09.5	How to Be Kind to Yourself when you're not where you want to be.
1:19.9	One area in my life that I'm really proud of myself for is that I have been keeping some kind of
1:26.4	journal or diary since I was eight years old.
1:30.4	This has been a constant, consistent thread running through my life, and I'm proud of myself for
1:36.9	having continued to maintain that. Now, when I go back and read a lot of what I've written
1:42.9	over the years, a lot of it isn't anything
1:46.0	that I would ever share or even that I can read myself without cringing.
1:53.0	And I find a lot of pages, passages, entire sections of journals and diaries that was literally just documenting. It was just making it through.
2:05.7	And if I'm completely transparent, when I look back, I don't actually see a whole lot of myself
2:13.0	talking about what I was feeling or thinking in real time. A lot of what I've written is actually
2:19.9	reflections of various things that happen either the weeks or months before or is something that I'm
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