That looks like someone who needs a hug.

I'm Angela Duckworth.

I'm Mike Mon.

And you're listening to No Stupid Questions.

Today on the show, how do you practice self-compassion?

I tend to feel alone.

In my failure, I tend to obsess and fixate on everything that's wrong.

Angela, it is always a delight to talk to you.

Hello, Mike Mon.

Today, we have a question from Andrew Davis.

Andrew and his partner just had their third child under five.

They said they have virtually no time to set back and take a break.

So his question, he said, I was talking to a family member

and he suggested practicing self-compassion,

which suggests things like talking to yourself

and saying things like, I know this is hard right now

and it's only natural you're feeling so stressed.

I'm here for you.

Andrew continued, this struck me as a ridiculous thing to do,

to tell yourself that you're there for yourself.

So he asked, do you think this is a worthy practice

and more generally, how do you feel that self-compassion

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