1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Dr. Josh King welcomes you to another episode of The Beyond Addiction Show&amp;nbsp; Today, Dr. King is accompanied by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer, the authors of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive. They share in this episode on self-compassion: how to incorporate it into our daily lives and what fierce self-compassion is. &amp;nbsp; Key Takeaways: [1:47] Kristin and Chris talk about how their lives are now. [3:58] Does self-compassion really help? [5:07] Self-compassion is about opening up to whatever it is that you are feeling. [6:38] Kindness is one important component of compassion and Chris explains why. [8:14] There are both cultural and psychological barriers to self-compassion. [10:14] Dr. King asks about the dangers of being kind to ourselves, giving ourselves permission to indulge in order to practice kindness with ourselves. [12:25] Chris explains the concept of behavioral self-compassion. [16:43] Kristin shares practical ways to exercise self-compassion for those who struggle the most. [17:30] How can you pause when you are being too hard on yourself? [22:25] Kristin shares the power of a soothing touch as a way of practicing compassion. [25:34] Kristin talks about fierce self-compassion. [31:33] Chris models how to be self-compassionate even when you are not ready to practice it. [33:45] Everything starts with giving ourselves permission. [35:00] Chris explains why sometimes practicing self-compassion can make us feel worse. [37:48] Practicing self-compassion over time heals wounds. [39:20] Kristin talks about how as humans we tend to avoid pain, how most of the time, we fail, and why. [41:34] Chris presents the two paradoxes of self-compassion. [44:55] The golden practice is simply to be a compassionate mess. [46:53] Kristin talks about her book Fierce Self Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive. &amp;nbsp; Mentioned in this Episode: The Beyond Addiction Show Center for Motivation and Change Center for Motivation and Change on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn &amp;nbsp; Email Dr. Josh King at beyondaddiction@motivationandchange.com or tweet him at @DocJoshKing &amp;nbsp; Learn more about the Center for Mindful Self Compassion &amp;nbsp; Tweetables and Quotes: “Self-compassion doesn’t judge whether you should or shouldn’t be feeling how you do.” — Kristin Neff @_TheCMC (4:09) &amp;nbsp; “Self-compassion can be trained.” — Kristin Neff @_TheCMC (9:17) &amp;nbsp; “Ask yourself: Is this behavior really helping me? If it is not, then is not self-compassion.” — Kristin Neff @_TheCMC (14:56) &amp;nbsp; “You can unconditionally accept yourself without unconditionally accepting human behaviors.” — Kristin Neff @_TheCMC (27:00) &amp;nbsp; “If it is a struggle, it is not self-compassion.” — Christopher Germer @_TheCMC (30:41) &amp;nbsp; “When you start being compassionate with yourself, old wounds come up.” — Christopher Germer @_TheCMC (35:04) &amp;nbsp; The Beyond Addiction Show http://www.motivationandchange.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23072117/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/23072117