I used to think about self-compassion in a "one and done" approach. But I was so wrong.

Only in recent years, I have discovered that there are many steps and nuances inside self-compassion.

As you practice it, you realize the parts where you need extra support, talk to someone or join a community of people who can help you.

So I'm glad we spend so much time discussing this important topic on the podcast.

Today, in Part 2 about mindful self-compassion, Dr. Erica Bove and I share all the practices that have helped us to map self-compassion.

What has helped me comes from my own struggles, my history, and those areas where it is difficult to step over my critical voice. And that's different for Erica, so we offer an array of perspectives and tools.

We also discuss our growth edges because we're still learning, falling, and course-correcting.

What we mention in this episode:

• The definition of gratitude buddies
• The importance of community and being there for other people
• The characteristics of mirror work and how it creates a relationship with yourself

What you'll learn from it:

• How to start listening to your body to give it what it needs
• How to slow down enough to notice what you need
• How to become more aware of how you feel and what you think when you are off-kilter
• How to implement the "name it, normalize it, humanize it" technique

We hope these strategies will help you develop more self-compassion, and we would love to know if there are other resources you have implemented that have been beneficial to you.

Until next time, Kavetha

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In This Episode:

00:00Welcome back to another episode of Emotional Mastery

01:14 This is the second part of our talk about self-compassion

02:22 Today we share practices that have helped us

03:15 Quick review of Part 1

05:00 Listening to your body

07:58 How to slow down enough to notice what you need

11:20 Awareness about your beliefs and feelings

14:35 Becoming your primary caregiver

15:29 Name it, normalize it, humanize it

18:46 Gratitude buddies

21:06 The role of community

23:27 What to do instead of fixing someone else’s feelings

25:35 Mirror work

30:46 Our own growth edges

37:53 How to react when you are harming yourself

38:50 Positive intent

39:43 How being in a community has helped us

41:12 Join our boundary challenge!

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