Andrea Hollingsworth

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Yep, absolutely. So one of the things that really gets in the way of offering help is our own, like if you're a leader, sometimes your own either exhaustion and suffering yourself, or I've often seen your own inner critic or your own perfectionism really can get in the way of being aware of other people and supportive of other people.

Yep, absolutely. So one of the things that really gets in the way of offering help is our own, like if you're a leader, sometimes your own either exhaustion and suffering yourself, or I've often seen your own inner critic or your own perfectionism really can get in the way of being aware of other people and supportive of other people.

Yep, absolutely. So one of the things that really gets in the way of offering help is our own, like if you're a leader, sometimes your own either exhaustion and suffering yourself, or I've often seen your own inner critic or your own perfectionism really can get in the way of being aware of other people and supportive of other people.

So when I work with leaders around compassionate leadership, I always start with self-compassion. Because, you know, so many of us have these muscled up inner critics that nobody else sees or hears. And we just feel harangued and oppressed by these perfectionistic standards. And we're so hard on ourselves.

So when I work with leaders around compassionate leadership, I always start with self-compassion. Because, you know, so many of us have these muscled up inner critics that nobody else sees or hears. And we just feel harangued and oppressed by these perfectionistic standards. And we're so hard on ourselves.

So when I work with leaders around compassionate leadership, I always start with self-compassion. Because, you know, so many of us have these muscled up inner critics that nobody else sees or hears. And we just feel harangued and oppressed by these perfectionistic standards. And we're so hard on ourselves.

We've got shame and we've got all kinds of inner scripts going where like we have to hustle and grind all the time and we have to overperform. And if we don't, at any point, our worth is under threat. That's the society we live in, right? We've got this like, you're never enough thing going on everywhere for everybody. And so leaders, especially the research shows that leaders are often

We've got shame and we've got all kinds of inner scripts going where like we have to hustle and grind all the time and we have to overperform. And if we don't, at any point, our worth is under threat. That's the society we live in, right? We've got this like, you're never enough thing going on everywhere for everybody. And so leaders, especially the research shows that leaders are often

We've got shame and we've got all kinds of inner scripts going where like we have to hustle and grind all the time and we have to overperform. And if we don't, at any point, our worth is under threat. That's the society we live in, right? We've got this like, you're never enough thing going on everywhere for everybody. And so leaders, especially the research shows that leaders are often

very hard on themselves and that can impact the way they show up for others. And so I actually have a story about that, about that myself. One of the reasons I'm so passionate about self-compassion is that my inner critic basically ruined my academic career. I used to be a professor. I spent my twenties, my early thirties climbing the ranks of academia.

very hard on themselves and that can impact the way they show up for others. And so I actually have a story about that, about that myself. One of the reasons I'm so passionate about self-compassion is that my inner critic basically ruined my academic career. I used to be a professor. I spent my twenties, my early thirties climbing the ranks of academia.

very hard on themselves and that can impact the way they show up for others. And so I actually have a story about that, about that myself. One of the reasons I'm so passionate about self-compassion is that my inner critic basically ruined my academic career. I used to be a professor. I spent my twenties, my early thirties climbing the ranks of academia.