Episode five is about self compassion. Our host, Hailey Curtis, gets into what self compassion is and isn't. Self compassion is not feeling sorry for yourself or just being nicer to yourself. Turns out it is WAY more than that. Like most acts of self love, self compassion is a practice and requires you to intentionally implement it into your life.

A lot of information from this episode is sourced from the self compassion queen, Dr. Kristin Neff. Below are a few resources that are mentioned during this episode.

Self compassion test: https://self-compassion.org/self-compassion-test/

Fierce Self-Compassion: https://tinyurl.com/2p934n4d

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself: https://tinyurl.com/2p8rp94b

The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: https://tinyurl.com/t77cfr6d

QUOTES

“We may not be able to control the self judgemental and critical thoughts when we are at a low, but what you can control is how you respond to them. You can stop them from going further by responding to those thoughts with kindness.” 5:19 – Hailey Curtis

“When you allow your mind to spiral with self criticism and judgement because of your suffering, your suffering actually increases. When you combat your suffering with self kindness, there becomes a mental calmness and your mind isn't trying to fight itself anymore.” [10:18] – Hailey Curtis

“This suffering is the exact thing that makes you human…really feeling isolated is only going to make your suffering worse. When you’re able to realize that this suffering is part of the shared human experience, you feel less alone and you don't feel as isolated because it's something everyone experiences.” [12:07] – Hailey Curtis

“When you’re able to observe [your emotions], it really keeps you going down a rabbit hole and preventing negative reactivity. We cannot show compassion to ourselves if we ignore or downplay our pain. Instead, we need to be mindful of it that way we can observe from a neutral perspective.” [13:37] – Hailey Curtis

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