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Watch the TED talk below where Dr Kristen Neff talks about her own experiences of self-compassion and it’s benefits. She compares the impact of the self-esteem movement to self-compassion, describing self-compassion as having the benefits of self-esteem without the pitfalls. She also looks at the 3 core components of self-compassion mentioned earlier in this course.
As mentioned in the video above the best thing we can do to start to be more self-compassionate is to treat ourselves as we would our friends.
Consider more:
u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003e1) Do you think self compassion is an important skill to develop?u003c/pu003ernu003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003e2) Do you have an inner self critic? Could you be compassionate towards it?u003c/pu003e
You might want to make notes at this point. These may help you remember things, work out what you want or see how much you’ve changed if you read them again in a few years’ time.