Self Compassion

“By giving ourselves unconditional kindness and comfort while embracing the human experience, difficult as it is, we avoid destructive patterns of fear, negativity, and isolation.”

This guide for living your life with more self-compassion from leading psychologist Dr. Kristen Neff, is a must read for all who have struggled with perfectionism, comparing, judgement and negative self-talk. In a culture that constantly tells us that we need to be “above average” to feel worthy and have a sense of high self-esteem, our sense of self-worth goes up and down with each achievement and failure.

Experts today believe that the anecdote to this is cultivating self-compassion. This book is based on empirical research and is also filled with beautiful human stories and exercises to move towards personal transformation. Self Compassion shows you the path to letting go of debilitating self-criticism and learning to be kind to yourself. Loving ourselves points us to capacities of resilience, compassion, and understanding for ourselves and the people around us.