Supriya Garg

“It can be easy to feel confused about how much our values represent our own wishes and how much they are dictated by the expectations of others. This is an important issue to clarify.”
― Julie Smith, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

“Bring to mind someone you love unconditionally. Now imagine they were speaking about themselves the way that you speak to yourself. How would you respond to them? What would you want them to have the courage to see in themselves? How would you want them to speak to themselves instead?”
― Julie Smith, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

“Let’s say you are trying to run further than you ever have. When you start to feel tired, you tell yourself you are just going to get to the end of this road. When you do, you mentally give yourself a pat on the back for achieving it. You see it as a sign that you are on the right track. This internal reward to yourself gives you a dopamine release. This suppresses the noradrenaline that causes you to give up. As a result, you get an extra boost to keep going for a bit longer.”
― Julie Smith, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

“Physically moving your body can help to shift your mind when it is otherwise very difficult.”
― Julie Smith, Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?