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Kristin Neff
September reading
Obviously, September here in blog-land was all about self-compassion. It was fun to focus on one thing for a month, though I am happy…
Concluding Self-compassion September
You cannot transform yourself, and you certainly cannot transform your partner or anybody else. All you can do is create a space for transformation…
Self-compassion September: bringing it all together
Let’s say you are driving to the airport for a very important international trip and you come upon a great deal of unanticipated traffic. …
Self-compassion September: the shared human condition
“Being human is not about being any one particular way; it is about being as life creates you—with your own particular strengths and weaknesses,…
Self-compassion September: meet suffering with kindness
“We don’t have to wait until we are perfect, until life goes exactly as we want it to. We don’t need others to respond…
Self-compassion September: we can’t heal what we don’t feel
How we relate to everyday discomfort can change everything. The alternative to this fight is to begin a new way of relating to yourself.…