AllTheThings Blog

Welcome to my new blog on all the things on personal growth; with a dash of parenting.

about me

My name is Danika and I’m a current graduate student studying social work and all things therapy. I also am a boy mom to a crazy little toddler, girlfriend to a firefighter, Jesus follower, and intern at a domestic violence non-profit. Eight and a half years of college has taught me many things, but first and foremost to never give up on my dreams. So here I am pursuing my goal to be a future author and riding out this crazy roller coaster called life. My life is nothing but perfect. I tend to be sassy, strong-willed, and often times way too transparent about the color of my child’s poop with strangers. However, all of these make up who I am as a hot mess mom, struggling student, and clinician.

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The Ambiguity of Self-Compassion

I’ve been tossing around this phrase lately, “self-compassion”. I’ve actually started a running poll with my fellow colleagues, friends, professional network, and family on what is their definition of self-compassion. It’s quite ironic that i’ve been getting several different answers. These answers are all different depending on the people group: Family: Tend to answer with…


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