I never have heard a person say “I’m concerned about how kind, caring and compassionate I am with myself.“
Most of us, may go into a judgmental mode when making a mistake, saying the wrong thing, or looking back at actions we took in the past.
Sometimes, we may even hold onto beliefs that, “by being tough with ourselves, we’re keeping ourselves in check so we don’t make the same mistakes again.”
We do have tricky minds!
Here is what I can tell you: the science of self-compassion has shown us that “kindness takes us far, really far.”
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Key Takeaways
In this conversation with Jonny Say, part 2, he shares three different ways to practice self-compassion:
- Relying on empathic and validating statements,
- Noticing the common humanity of our vulnerable moments
- Self-correcting our actions.
Listen to the episode now!
About Jonny
Jonny is a Counselor and Compassion & Mindfulness based Therapist who draws in particular from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). He has been trained and is experienced in other 3rd Wave Cognitive Behavioural Therapies. He combines a highly compassionate and empathic approach, with practical psychological skills, to help clients move in valued life directions. He also provides CFT and ACT supervision.
He has extensive experience working with clients with a wide range of mental health challenges. This experience has been developed whilst providing therapy and Mindfulness & Compassion based groups both in the NHS and private practice. He has experience of working in short term and longer-term individual and group contexts. His areas of specialist interest and training include: anxiety and depression, OCD, trauma, perfectionism, relationship difficulties, psychosis, and eating disorders.
Resources
- Jonny Say Therapy website: https://jonnysaytherapy.com/
- Jonny Say Therapy YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvoYN3priYPLQ278FFu_J0w
- Jonny’s Instagram: @jonnysaytherapy
- Jonny’s Twitter: @mindfulcircle
