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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Our habit of self-criticism and feelings of inadequacy often originate in early childhood.
Chapter 3: Social pressures push us toward self-criticism and feelings of inadequacy.
Chapter 4: Self-criticism motivates us to a limited degree, but it brings serious costs as well.
Chapter 5: Severe self-criticism is self-abuse, leading to serious long-term consequences for us.
Chapter 6: Self-compassion offers us a kinder, healthier, more helpful alternative to self-criticism in practice.
Chapter 7: Practicing self-kindness requires rejecting the idea we must be callous toward ourselves and our pain always.
Chapter 8: Practicing self-compassion means creating psychological distance between yourself and your suffering.
Chapter 9: Acknowledging our shared humanity with others is another essential component of self-compassion practice.
Chapter 10: Rather than merely an obstacle, self-criticism can become a starting point for self-compassion practice.
Description
Self-Compassion (2011) is an urgent call for us to be more kind to ourselves. Based on empirical psychological research, it looks at the causes and effects of the vicious self-criticism and feelings of inadequacy that plague many of our minds. It then shows us a healthier, more compassionate way to relate to ourselves.
Who Should Listen
- Self-critics
- Self-doubters
- Self-improvers