02/16/2026
Tonight in our online wellness class the topic was Self-Compassion
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~We aspire to be compassionate to ourselves at all times. We aspire to forgive, accept, and love ourselves unconditionally~
Traditional teachings about practicing self-compassion stress the importance of treating ourselves well. This is a skill that can be learned; however, it must also be practiced in order to produce any measurable benefit. Even though we want to be nice to ourselves and say nice things to ourselves, somewhere along the way we began to be overly critical, judgmental, and less patient with ourselves. We may think that we are motivating ourselves to be better and do better, but we may be hurting ourselves and making our goals much harder to attain.
Self-compassion has a significant positive association with:
Happiness/Positive mood
Optimism
Wisdom
Personal initiative
Curiosity and exploration
Positive Body Image
Extroversion
Self-compassion also prevents occupational stress, burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatization for mental health workers and other direct-care providers.
Practicing Self-Compassion:
There are many ways to practice self-compassion daily. Including: Self-Acceptance, positive affirmations, forgiveness, a what went well list, focusing on your strengths and setting an intention for the day. You deserve to feel good about yourself every day and be proud of the work that you do!
*How can you show yourself more compassion?
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