Self Compassion: Kryptonite for the Inner Critic | Kristin Neff | Ten Percent Happier-Dan Harris

Kristin Neff on self compassion and why it doesn’t have to lead to passivity, self absorption, or cheesiness. Guest Kristin Neff, professor and author of the book Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself and Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive. In this episode we talk about:
• How Kristin first got into meditation and why she was drawn to the practice of compassion
• How, paradoxically, self-compassion actually makes us less focused on ourselves
• The three components of self-compassion
• One of the big blockers for men in practicing self-compassion
• What self-compassion is and isn’t
• How research shows that self-compassion is a trainable skill
• Whether we actually need the internal cattle prod to get ahead
• Being kind to yourself even when you notice prejudice coming up in your mind
• And how men and women deal with shame differently
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[@evielee9166]

Thankyou. This is a great episode with Kristen Neff.

[@TenPercentHappier]

We're so glad you enjoyed it!

[@imthinkingthoughts]

Self-compassion is so important. A science backed way to question and remove the power of the inner critic (and the affect of critical individuals with their own inner critics). The inner critic is a pattern of thought and a functioning of our primitive, evolved, brain. It tries to keep us safe and aware of danger, but in our modern world has become overaching and deeply problematic. Self-compassion is the sword to the dragon of the inner critic. It's the sword we can instantly summon and equip ourselves with (through awareness) to fight the dragon whenever it rears it's ugly head. Each time we practice, we reduce the power of the dragon until it becomes manageable even in the most difficult times. Kristin was a fabulous guest and helped teach us all invaluable knowledge and skills in this one! Thank you so much for this podcast Dan.

[@dzihanahajdarpasicmisirlic5347]

i love this woman

[@livehappy2009]

Thank you so much.

[@donnasterner8865]

That was awesome

[@MarkThrive]

Reparenting (w/ self compassion) myself for two years has really reduced my toxic shame created by childhood CPTSD.

[@TenPercentHappier]

Thanks for sharing.

[@sonjaforrester9255]

Dan I struggle just like you do with the fear of laziness or lack without my critical voice. I'm trying to learn. I wonder how your progress has been and what you have noticed.

[@TenPercentHappier]

He often shares his story in new episodes, keep listening!