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Compassionate Voice 5min

Neff's self-compassion break in three steps. For when the inner critic is too loud.

Self-compassion is not telling yourself everything is fine when it is not. It is speaking to yourself the same way you would speak to someone you love who is going through exactly what you are going through. This exercise is three questions, three steps. About 4 minutes.
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Sources and references
  • Neff K.D. (2003). The development and validation of a scale to measure self-compassion. Self and Identity, 2(3). DOI: 10.1080/15298860309027
  • Gilbert P. (2010). Compassion Focused Therapy. Routledge.
  • Neff K.D. & Germer C. (2013). A pilot study and randomized controlled trial of the Mindful Self-Compassion program. J. Clin. Psychol., 69(1).

This exercise does not replace therapy or medical care. It is a support tool.