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The kind group. Not the ones told they were smart — the ones allowed to be kind to themselves about failing. Breines & Chen, Berkeley, 2012. #SelfCompassion isn’t softness. Self-criticism runs on the threat system, and threat says hide.

A hard day doesn't need a silver lining before bedtime. Rest, ask for help, and try one small next step. Brighter on Purpose is a practical guide for when life gets messy. Coming soon. #SelfCompassion #NewBook

Rest is an activity.
You're not "doing nothing." You're resting.
Make a note. 📝 #CPTSD #ComplexTrauma #Burnout #SelfCompassion #NervousSystem
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Stop treating your body like an inconvenience. Like something to overcome or punish into submission. It's literally keeping you alive. Maybe start there with gratitude instead of criticism. #bodyimage #gratitude #selfcompassion

Have you done the therapy, read the books, and some things still haven't shifted?

Details here:
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#nervoussystemsummit #emotionalhealing #emotionalhealing #somatichealing #wisdomforlife #selfcompassion #griefandloss

Myndtree's latest Meditation of the Week is a practice of radical self-acceptance: turning toward the parts of ourselves we reject or judge by saying, 'I see you. I love you.' 🌷

www.myndtree.org/motw
#Mindfulness #SelfCompassion #Myndtree

Healing is not a race. Be incredibly gentle with yourself today. #HealingJourney #SelfCompassion #MentalWellness

On a busy-mind day, it helps to remember that attention is not a moral score. It shifts, wanders, returns, and sometimes needs a softer structure. You are allowed to work with your brain, not against it. #ADHD #Neurodivergent #SelfCompassion #MentalHealth

In many situations, more than one thing can be true.

#Mindwell #SelfCompassion #EmotionalAwareness

Progress is not only the days you surge ahead. It is also the days you keep a promise to yourself, adjust the plan, and begin again without making a case against your worth. #Resilience #SelfCompassion #Growth #GentleEncouragement

Real success comes WHEN YOU... Believe in you! ~Roz Fruchtman

STOP second-guessing everything you do. BELIEVE that you know what you are doing, even when times are iffy! YOU GOT THIS FAR... Didn't You?

#RozSpirations #SelfEncouragement #SelfKindness #SelfCare #SelfCompassion

How does self-compassion support wellbeing?
Join the Fountain of Health for a FREE session: Kindness: How Self-Compassion Improves Wellbeing.
September 29 | 12–1 PM Atl
Virtual | Free | All welcome
See poster to register. Please share with your networks.

#Wellbeing #SelfCompassion #MentalHealth

“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” Hermann Hesse

Autumn brings a reminder… we don’t have to carry everything into the next season with us. What might you hold onto… and what might you let go of?

#Autumn #Wellbeing #SelfCompassion

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