Practice self-compassion

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This week's webinars focused on work-life balance, motivation, focus, and time management. One of the things I hope I stressed enough, and will share with you today, is that we need to give ourselves grace and compassion to cope with what we are going through now. My encouragement today is to practice self-compassion.

Dr. Kristen Neff is a recognized expert in self-compassion. She defines it this way: "Self-compassion involves acting the same way towards yourself when you are having a difficult time, fail, or notice something you don’t like about yourself. Instead of just ignoring your pain with a “stiff upper lip” mentality, you stop to tell yourself “this is really difficult right now,” how can I comfort and care for myself in this moment?".

Many of us are very good at having compassion for others but often forget to share that same compassion with ourselves. One way to get better at this is to practice. You can access this article for 10 Self-Compassion Practices for Covid-19 to get you started.

Let me know in the comments if you tried any of these and how it felt to extend some much-needed empathy and kindness inward. Stay well this weekend!


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