Judgment

How to Be Human

There’s a difference between making a judgment and being judgemental. The former relies on intuition and the latter stems from a place of criticism. Judgment can be a way to maintain safety, but unhelpful and overly critical comments are usually a manifestation of our own insecurities. Not only that, but it can amplify those feelings of low self-esteem.

As a culture, we've gotten so comfortable criticizing people. We pick apart celebrities’ fashion choices, we comment on a relative's weight gain, and our eyes widen when we see what’s inside a stranger’s shopping cart. Women especially are taught to connect through being judgmental of others and themselves. We’re working on ending that cycle for ourselves and the people that we surround ourselves with.

On today’s episode, we unpack ways in which we’ve judged and been judged. We chat about our struggles with the judgment Tarot and understanding the energy of judgment. We also discuss practices and tools that have helped us work on becoming more compassionate and kind to ourselves and the people in our lives.

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Topics Covered:

• Judgment and reverse judgment in Tarot
• The nuances between judgment and being judgemental
• How our insecurities and self-doubt show up in our judgments
• What our judgemental triggers are
• The roots of our harshly critical culture, especially as it relates to women
• How we’re working on being less judgemental

Resources Mentioned:

• Emily Ratajkowski's "Owning My Image" Essay
• Writer Sarah Hagi's response to Emily Ratajkowski
• Metta Meditation

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