Why We Need to Practice Self Compassion with Kristin Neff

The One You Feed

Eric Zimmer

Education, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Buddhism, Mental Health

4.6 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In This Episode, You'll Learn:

How has science proves that practicing self-compassion is more beneficial than self-criticism
How touch can be used as a way to activate the body's natural responses to self-compassion
Exploring the myths of self-compassion and how it is a powerful antidote to shame
How we can use our relationships with close friends as a template to be more compassionate with ourselves
Why it's helpful to discover our "inner ally" as opposed to our "inner enemy"
The importance of practicing mindfulness to cultivate self compassion

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0:00.0	In case you're just recently joining us or however long you've been a listener of the show,
0:04.1	you may not realize that we have years and years of incredible episodes in our archive.
0:09.2	We've had so many wonderful guests that we've decided to hand pick one of our favorites
0:13.6	that may be new to you, but if not, it is definitely worth another lesson.
0:17.7	We hope you'll enjoy this episode with Kristen Neff.
0:21.5	The more you're able to see yourself, not as just you, but as part of this larger humanity,
0:27.5	the less self-focused you are.
0:30.2	Welcome to the One You Feed.
0:39.2	Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have,
0:43.8	quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:49.4	And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us.
0:53.6	We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear.
0:58.4	We see what we don't have, instead of what we do, we think things that hold us back and dampen
1:03.6	our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes conscious, consistent,
1:09.9	and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how other people keep
1:15.2	themselves moving in the right direction, how they feed their good wolf.
1:28.4	I'm Jay Shetty and on my podcast on purpose, I've had the honor to sit down with some of the most
1:38.0	incredible hearts and minds on the planet. Oprah, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Hart,
1:43.0	Lewis Hamilton, and many, many more. On this podcast, you get to hear the raw real-life stories
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