Four Myths and a Truth about Self-compassion

If there is only one idea that will help you navigate the path from self-doubt to self-belief – it’s compassion.It can feel so normal to criticize ourselves when things go wrong and blame everything on our own shortcomings, but embracing self-compassion can be a gamechanger.So what’s this episode really about? Why compassion is so important and why we resist it.  I share the four myths and a truth about compassion to help get rid of any preconceived ideas that exist and show how self-compassion empowers leaders to succeed by using empathy, creativity, emotional intelligence and cooperation. There is a strong body of empirical research that shows that self-compassion is enormously helpful as a skill and perspective – especially for working through major emotional struggles. There are big differences between self-compassion, self-pity and self-indulgence – but it’s easy to get these mixed up! How I work with clients to make space for compassion in the way they talk to themselves. I share an exercise, from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which you can implement today. This will help you to understand your responses to situations and nudge yourself towards self-compassion.Why you should listenThis episode is perfect for you if you’re struggling with self-doubt and you feel like if you don’t keep judging and criticising yourself, you’ll lose your ‘edge’.Resources mentioned: Book: Fierce Self-Compassion, How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive by Dr Kristin NeffYou can quote me on that...“Self-compassion just means that when times are tough, you treat yourself like you would treat a very close beloved friend.” - Sas Petherick“If you can offer compassion to others, you can absolutely learn to offer it to yourself” - Sas Petherick“When we’re looking at what we believe and why, we can end up with a nice logical story that sounds good on paper - but it doesn’t touch us emotionally.” - Sas PetherickLike what you hear? Why not help me reach more ears (and give my self-belief a boost) with a 5-star rating? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saspetherick.substack.com

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