insights INSIGHT Compassion Starts With Sensing Suffering ios_share
Compassion begins with recognizing suffering and moving to help when possible.
This sensitivity and movement toward relief is the essence of compassion.
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insights INSIGHT Most People Aren't Truly For Themselves ios_share
Many people are not on their own side; they internalize criticism and neglect their needs.
Being warm, supportive, and reasonable toward yourself builds you up rather than tears you down.
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volunteer_activism ADVICE Use Self-Advocacy To Power Coping ios_share
Use the determination of being for yourself to drive practical coping in hard situations.
Strengthening that stance enables the necessary coping for sustainable happiness.
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Get the app Dr. Hanson focuses on the importance of self-compassion - and particularly on why it's important to get "on your own side" in order to create lasting, positive change in the brain.
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Timestamps:
0:35: Why start with compassion?
2:10: Why it's important to be on your own side.
4:30: Why does being for yourself promote well-being?
5:45: The importance of coping.
7:30: How do we get better at being for ourselves?
11:15: How to be consistent AFTER inspiration passes.
17:05: Recap
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