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42: Self-Esteem Sucks. You Need Self-Compassion with Dr Kristin Neff

Struggle Care

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The Importance of Being Authentic

I remember having these feelings when I first entered rehab and people would try to help myself low self worth by saying things like, Oh, but you're so pretty. And it wasn't until I was able to get authentic and honest and let everybody see kind of the ugly insides, then receive that sort of compassion from others that I was in a place to actually hear. The only thing stable is that, at least in the course of our lifetime, is that we are aware human beings who are experiencing life. That's actually the source of compassion.

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