# Event Details

- **Event Name**: FREE Intro: Self-Love for Folks of UnderAffirming Parents
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 10:30 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: We will:
*learn the 3 core aspects of self-compassion
*practice a self-love meditation
*have time for Q&A about the 8 week course.

Free Introduction 💗💐 to Self-Love and Self-Compassion

Choose your date and Register here: 
https://www.divinenaturetherapy.com/booking-calendar/self-love-introductory-session-free

If our parents were overly critical, emotionally abusive, not present enough, or some form of under-affirming, we retain scars of their message: we're not worthy of deep love. We truly are, but it takes work to fully realize it. In addition to facilitating group reflection on the Self-Compassion Workbook, I'll show how we can listen deeply and lovingly to our truths and model an empathic self-talk of kindness and acceptance.

This free intro is online via Zoom and in person at 1505 Kasold Drive. You must register beforehand; registration is limited.

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About the 8 Week course starting June 2nd:
Tuesdays, 5:30pm in person with online option,
This support group is 8 weeks, 90 minutes each session. 
4-8 people. 
$360 for the entire 8-week course, plus an optional 1 hour individual session with me.
Scholarships available for BIPOC.

Book the 8 week course at www.DivineNatureTherapy.com/book-online

This group is for you IF ONE of these is true: 

You
* hear negative self-talk in your mind
* seek approval or affirmation from others more than from within
* have dominating perfectionist tendencies
or
* have trouble regulating emotions (feeling & expressing them well)

and
*you're ready to grow in self-love!
*you want confidence in healthy coping responses to stress.
*you're open to trying meditations.
*you want to support others who are on this journey, and can listen without interrupting or commenting.

Together we make a kindness and confidentiality agreement. People who come are ready and happy to provide compassionate witnessing, understanding, and encouragement for each other.


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More about the 8 week course:

We explore about ten chapters of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive, by Kristin Neff: https://a.co/d/btp2o2s. (You can buy it or borrow it from a library.) 

One chapter will be the focus each week, and you can come having read the information and done the exercises as much as you can. (I understand that sometimes life prevents us from doing what we intend- it's truly okay.) The book is 24 chapters long, and you’re welcome to work the rest on your own, or reach out to me for individual support with it.

This book contains many the exercises like ones I teach in individual sessions because many people need them.

A group offers us the experience to:
~honor a shared human experience of struggle and growth
~help ourselves stay accountable to practicing, 
~receive empathy (be compassionately seen and heard), and,
~get extra support from Shannon at a group rate.

Book the 8 week course at www.DivineNatureTherapy.com/book-online

(photo credit: 'Love yourself' Poster by Dan Fajardo | Displate, Pinterest, edited for size inclusivity) 

Contact me with questions! We are here for you!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lawrence-kansas/free-intro-self-love-for-folks-of-underaffirming-parents/200029887242413
- **Event Categories**: workshops, health-wellness, meditation, nonprofit, calendar
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Lawrence, Kansas
- **location**: Online event
- **full address**: Online event, 616 Kentucky St, Lawrence, KS 66044-2332, United States, Lawrence, Kansas

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is FREE Intro: Self-Love for Folks of UnderAffirming Parents being held?
  - **A:** FREE Intro: Self-Love for Folks of UnderAffirming Parents takes place on Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 10:30 pm to Tue, 19 May, 2026 at 10:30 pm at Online event, 616 Kentucky St, Lawrence, KS 66044-2332, United States, Lawrence, Kansas.
- **Q**: Who is organizing FREE Intro: Self-Love for Folks of UnderAffirming Parents?
  - **A:** FREE Intro: Self-Love for Folks of UnderAffirming Parents is organized by Divine Nature Therapy.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** FREE Intro: Self-Love for Folks of UnderAffirming Parents is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Lawrence, Kansas, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If FREE Intro: Self-Love for Folks of UnderAffirming Parents sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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