The Science of Self-Compassion
A Slight Change of Plans
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The Value of Self-Compassion
Kristen Drexler: I've always been an intensely self-critical person. It seems like promoting self-compassion can cause people to let themselves off the hook for their bad behaviors, she says. "We accept ourselves as flawed human beings who've made a mistake," and that sense of safety makes us less likely to blame other people when they do something wrong; it's not compassionate if you're harming yourself or others.
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