self-compassion

Self-compassion is the practice of treating yourself with kindness, understanding, and care, especially during moments of difficulty. Here are some resources to help understand more about self-compassion and being kind to oneself.

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This 5:12-minute video briefly explores commonly held myths surrounding addiction and uses a classic example of “rat park” to characterise better the realities surrounding substance abuse and addiction.#stress #physical #ratpark #watch #video

The Role of Self Compassion in Recovery
KJ Foster

This 10-minute video explores the role stress can have in emotion and health. #stress #health #emotion #video #explore

The Three Components of Self Compassion
Greater Good Science Centre

This 4:42-minute TED presentation explores how stress can negatively impact health. #stress #physicalhealth #video #watch

Dare to Rewire Your Brain
Weiyang Xie, Tedx Talks

This short, 2:32-minute-long animated video briefly describes how stress can affect one's body and mind. #watch #video #stress #health

Awakening Self Compassion
Tara Brach

Self Compassion
Therapy in a Nutshell

Compassion and Recovery
FSSA Indiana

Self Compassion
The School of Life

Self-Compassion and Mental Health Support
Edgewood Health

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This audiobook comprehensively explores how stress impacts the body and mind and offers ways to begin interfacing with one's behaviour, thoughts, and emotions to reduce stress's impact on one's life. #stress #health #listen #audiobook

Kristin Neff on Self Compassion
The One You Feed

This book is part of the Great Courses series and seeks to describe the effects of stress on your body and brain. #stress #listen #audiobook

Being Kind to Yourself
Hidden Brain Media

This 1:29-hour-long podcast features a comprehensive exploration into how stress affects various systems of the body, specifically how it influences the brain and hormonal system and, ultimately, behaviour and emotion. #stress #hormones #health #podcast #listen

Self Compassion Ain’t Always Soft
10 Percent Happier

This 38-minute podcast discusses stress as far as the body is concerned and how it can result in negative and/or positive outcomes. #listen #podcast #stress

The Science of Self Compassion
A Slight Change of Plans

This 44-minute podcast touches on the toxic effects of stress on the body and brain, serotonin’s role in managing stress, and how hormones influence and are influenced by stress. #listen #podcast #stress #hormones

Self-Compassion
Whole Hearted Coaching

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Self Compassion and Mindfulness Workbook
The Centre for Mindfulness Studies

This worksheet allows individuals to identify how stress may manifest in their lives and ways to combat and reduce those effects. #stress #interact #worksheet

Building Self Compassion
Centre for Clinical Interventions

A worksheet that allows users to identify ways in which anxiety may be manifesting in their lives. #worksheet #interact #stress

Self Compassion Exercises
Self Compassion.org

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Understanding and Learning How to Be Self-Compassionate
First Psychology

This 3-minute read article explores the effects of stress on the various systems within the body and brain. #stress #body #read

What is Self Compassion?
Positive Psychology

This 3-minute read article explores how stress has positive and negative effects on the body and features an infographic. #stress #read

Using Self Compassion to Support Growth
ASCERT

This 3-minute read article examines what stress can do to the body in the short and long term. #read #stress

Self Compassion in Recovery
Rehab 4 Addiction

How to Cultivate Self Compassion
Positive Psychology

Overcoming Addictions with Self Compassion and Support
Raft Consulting

How to Practice Self Compassion
Calm

7 Tips for Showing Yourself Some Self Compassion
Everyday Health