The Power of Positive Self-Talk

So when you make mistakes or fall short of your expectations, you can throw away that rawhide whip and instead throw a cozy blanket of compassion around your shoulders. You will be more motivated to learn, grow, and make the much-needed changes in your life, while also having more clarity to see where you are now and where you’d like to go next. Yo

When we recognize we’ve made a mistake, self-kindness means that we’re understanding and accepting, encouraging ourselves to do better next time. When we get bad news or smash head-on into life’s problems, we actively open our hearts and allow ourselves to be emotionally moved by our own pain. We stop to say, “This is really difficult. How can I ca

An important aspect of self-compassion is to be able to empathically hold both parts of ourselves—the self that regrets a past action and the self that took the action in the first place.

What exactly is it you're feeling? Are you judging yourself too harshly? Is there anything you're blaming yourself for and why?