Self-Compassion: Recent Episodes
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Six years in the making, this comprehensive textbook is the authoritative guide to conducting MSC. Order now.
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Women need to fully embrace and integrate both tender and fierce compassion if we are ever going to free ourselves from patriarchy.
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The seeds of self-compassion already lie within you—this workbook will help you uncover this inner resource and transform your life. Order now.
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How do you think things might change if you responded to yourself in the same way you typically respond to a close friend when he or she is suffering? This exercise walks you through it.
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This exercise can be used any time of day or night and will help you remember to evoke the three aspects of self-compassion in the moment you need it most. Also available as an mp3.
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Everybody has something about themselves that they don’t like; something that causes them to feel shame, to feel insecure, or not “good enough.” This exercise will help you write a letter to yourself about this issue from a place of acceptance and compassion.
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In this exercise you will learn how to active your parasympathetic nervous system by using supportive touch to help you feel calm, cared for and safe.
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By acknowledging your self-critical voice and reframing its observations in a more friendly way, you will eventually form the blueprint for changing how you relate to yourself long-term. This exercise will help you learn how to do it.
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Keeping a daily journal in which you process the difficult events of your day through a lens of self-compassion can enhance both mental and physical well-being. This exercise will help make self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness part of your daily life.
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Remember that if you really want to motivate yourself, love is more powerful than fear. In this exercise, you'll reframe your inner dialogue so that it is more encouraging and supportive.
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