Speak Your Truth: The Sunday Times top ten bestseller

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Being replaced on a major show earlier this year without even an explanation stung, but she’s able to laugh it off.

After so many years of tampering down my sadnesses as if they were pests, I needed to retrain my brain and body to notice my own discomfort. And she’s already published three self-help books: Calm, Quietand Happy, each a collection of advice and reader exercises alongside titbits from Cotton’s life. You see, when you have the courage to express your truth in whatever way you choose, it also gives permission for others to do the same. In the past I would listen and entertain negativity amongst my relationships and it would completely drain me.

We have old tapes playing in our heads instead, and are caught up following the expectations of others, so we’re always being “nice” and “good” instead of HONEST AND TRUE. Knowing your boundaries is incredible for decision-making, for all individuals and certainly for leaders. Maybe there is a person in your life who could benefit from hearing the truth but you’ve been holding back from saying what you think when they’ve asked you for your advice and it’s been eating you up. And he said no, that is ridiculous; it is a mother’s desperate attempt to blame something on autism.

Thousands of times each day, it (or your fingers on a keyboard: same thing) offers the good word or the bad one out into your world. So in our practice of sharing our truth and being receptive to the truth of others, we can listen and respond with compassion as much as possible.She’s written two books since the pandemic started and has kept up her popular wellness podcast, Happy Place, alongside her weekly Radio 2 show. More Clarity - When you cut out all the noise and “should’s and shouldn’ts” you’ll finally hear your Soul speak. We also took part in soul-baring talking circles where we had to hold the end of a feathered stick against our hearts and then talk to the group. I want to acknowledge that different cultures may be more or less accepting of this, especially when you factor in gender roles, etc.

She told Oprah that the morning he went in for his checkup, her instincts told her not to allow the doctor to give him the vaccine. In it she offers guidance, while exploring the consequences of allowing her real voice to go unheard. There is something wonderfully bold and liberating about saying yes to our entire imperfect and messy life.

These include leaving out the context (like getting mad at a misbehaving child who's hungry) using extreme language— words like "always" or flat statements that should be qualified—or using a tone that's harsh or nasty.