Self-Compassion and its Benefits
Explore the concept of self-compassion, its components, and why it is important for mental well-being. Learn how self-compassion practices can help you become kinder to yourself, improve self-esteem, and enhance overall life satisfaction. Discover the positive impact self-compassion has on stress management and mental health.
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WHAT IS SELF-COMPASSION? SELF-COMPASSION PRACTICE AND DISCUSSION GROUP FALL 2022
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF SELF-COMPASSION PRACTICE? To treat ourselves like we would treat a good friend To become an inner ally instead of an inner enemy
COMPONENTS OF SELF-COMPASSION SELF-KINDNESS Support and encouragement rather than judgment and criticism COMMON HUMANITY Failure, disappointment and suffering are inevitable The experience of suffering can connect us rather than lead to isolation MINDFULNESS Cultivating the ability to see and acknowledge our experience Neither avoiding nor becoming absorbed in suffering
BUT I NEED TO BE HARD ON MYSELF! To get things done To succeed IT S SELFISH TO FOCUS ON MYSELF!
BUT I NEED TO BE HARD ON MYSELF! To get things done To succeed IT S SELFISH TO FOCUS ON MYSELF!
SELF-COMPASSION SELF-ESTEEM SELF-ESTEEM Based on comparison Contingent SELF-COMPASSION Not a judgment but a way of relating to our experience Always available regardless of conditions
BENEFITS OF SELF-COMPASSION LESS For more research on self-compassion (and to take the self-compassion scale), go to Depression Anxiety Stress Shame HTTPS://SELF-COMPASSION.ORG/ MORE Happiness Life satisfaction Self-confidence Physical health
THREAT VERSUS CARE THREAT-DEFENSE SYSTEM CARE SYSTEM Fight, flight, freeze Attend and befriend Stress hormones released Oxytocin and endorphins Chronic stress has a negative impact on physical and mental health Downregulates stress response
STRESS AND SELF-COMPASSION Stress Response Stress Response Turned Inward Self-criticism Self-Compassion Fight Self-kindness Flight Isolation Common humanity Freeze Rumination Mindfulness
PRACTICE AFFECTIONATE BREATHING Grounds us in our present-moment experience with kindness SELF-COMPASSION BREAK Mindfulness This is a moment of suffering. Common humanity Suffering is a part of life. Self-kindness May I be kind to myself.
DISCUSSION BREAK-OUT ROOMS FACILITATOR = STUDENT WHOSE FIRST NAME IS CLOSEST TO A DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: WHAT INTERESTS YOU ABOUT THIS TOPIC? DO YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH MEDITATION? ARE THERE AREAS OF YOUR LIFE WHERE YOU NOTICE A LACK OF SELF-COMPASSION? DO YOU NOTICE THAT IT S EASIER TO BE COMPASSIONATE TO OTHERS THAN TO YOURSELF?
