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Episode 3195:
Dr. Kelly Flanagan shares how a school picture retouching package, and a bedtime conversation with his ten-year-old son, changed the way he thinks about the masks of perfection we put on our children and on ourselves. He explains why erasing every nick and scratch sends a quiet message that we are not good enough, and how his son's easy acceptance of his own mistakes pointed to a better way. It is a hopeful reflection on parenting, self-acceptance, and letting the people we love see our real faces.
Read along with the original article(s) here: https://drkellyflanagan.com/halloween-hope-trading-in-the-perfect-mask-for-something-even-better/
Quotes to ponder:
"Our mistakes are a part of us."
"Because we can't do that for our children until we can do it for ourselves."
"I think our days might begin to feel a lot less like Halloween, and a lot more like Christmas morning, as we discover the gifts we are beneath the masks we wear."
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