A Gentler Me Spread
In her recent book, Self Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, Kristin Neff, Ph.D writes about an experiment that involved people who suffer from acne. Folks who deal with chronic acne often experience major shame and self judgement.
Researchers found that acne sufferers who wrote compassionate letters to themselves as well as challenged their harsh inner critic, had significantly less sensations of burning and stinging two weeks later. In addition, they also felt less shame and depression.
We don’t have to suffer from chronic acne to know how self judgement and shame can hijack our well being.
We don’t have to suffer from chronic acne to know how self judgement and shame can hijack our well being.
For this spread, we look to The Empress as a compassionate guide in 1) helping us identify the inner critic that needlessly drags us down and 2) providing a replacement message to swap out for the harsh self-talk.
A Gentler Me Spread:
🤜 Where do I beat myself up?
💭 What does my inner critic say about this part of my life?
🌱 What’s a kinder message that allows me to be compassionate with myself?
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