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In this final part of this 6-part series on self-compassion we are going to practice noticing our awesome and be a little better at appreciating it.

What you will learn in this episode:

1. Why it’s so freaking hard to appreciate yourself, even when you are good at appreciating others
2. 3 ways self-compassion can help us be better at self-appreciation
3. Action steps to start appreciating your awesome TODAY

Why would you care about appreciating yourself?

Like all of the aspects of self-compassion, learning to appreciate yourself is an incredibly powerful tool.  When I am better at noticing my good qualities or the stuff I do really well or the ways I impact the world in a positive way - when I notice those things and I can name them, then I become stronger.  I build my self-confidence. I build my...

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What? We are still working on self-compassion?!  And that's somehow related to forgiveness? Yup.  Welcome to part 5 of this 6-part series. 

In this episode you will learn:

1. The 5 steps to forgiveness
2. Some ways to forgive others and why that’s useful for you
3. Some ways to forgive yourself and why that’s useful for you

Let’s start by saying this… forgiveness is really freaking hard.  It’s exhausting. But spending time and energy and thoughts and emotions on being angry at yourself or someone else is also exhausting.  Ugh. And, no surprise, self-compassion is a big part of forgiveness.  

What I’m NOT saying:

I am NOT saying you have to forgive anyone or everyone. I am NOT saying that everything is forgivable. I believe that some...

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I think that I created this episode because I found myself exhausted from caring for others.  I've experienced this before, when I got to care for my mother as she was dying from cancer - but during these unprecedented and challenging times, I find myself exhausted by caring for others.  

That's OK.

But I wanted to give you some strategies to make sure you can still love and support others right now. 

Remember- if you are depleted or exhausted then you can't keep showing up for others.

Part 4 in a 6-part series.

In this episode you will learn:

1. Why caring for others might make you tired.
2. Steps to take care of yourself so that you can still take care of others.
3. What self-compassion looks like while caring for others

"Caregiver fatigue is not a sign of weakness. But a sign of caring."  Kristin...

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Sometimes things suck.  It's ok.  Here are three strategies to still be nice to yourself when things are challenging. 

I would argue that self-compassion during challenging times is even more important.  If I don't show up for myself, I'm not going to be able to show up to help or serve anyone else. 

Here are three strategies I am using right now to help me be a little nicer to myself.

1. Self-compassion for wanting your basic needs to be met

Let's time travel back to your Freshman psychology class and Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.  This is a pyramid representing human needs, and how if our basic needs are not met, then we don't really get to grow as humans. 

Level one, the basis for all of this, includes your physiological needs- food, shelter, rest.   The next level...

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There are so many misconceptions about self-compassion, about basically being nice to yourself, that have been shown by science to be completely false!! 

And, what’s even more annoying, is that they are holding you back. Totally holding you back.

In this episode, you will learn:

1. 6 misconceptions about self-compassion
2. How to think about them differently so that you can use self-compassion as the valuable tool that it is
3. Action steps to help you clarify your own beliefs about self-compassion, what’s limiting you and holding you back, and what to do about it.

Self-compassion is an incredibly powerful tool that can not only reduce that annoying negative self-talk that’s going on inside your head, but it’s been scientifically proven to help you with awesome stuff like...

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Self-compassion is an insanely powerful tool that is being under utilized by people.  I believe in using every tool and resource to my advantage, to curate my own health and happiness and sanity using whatever I can get my hands on.  And I believe that you will find that self-compassion, basically being nicer to yourself, is one of those tools that can change your life.  

In this episode you will learn:

1. Three core concepts of self-compassion that will change how you think about being nicer to yourself.
2. The benefits of self-compassion
3. One simple, clear action step you can take TODAY that will blow your mind and start making a difference in your life immediately.

Self-compassion: Worth your freaking time

Wait wait wait!  I can’t believe that I almost...