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HOW TO PRACTICE SELF-ACCEPTANCE: MY TOP 5 TIPS (PODCAST EPISODE 180)

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Whether you call it self-love, self-approval or self-compassion the research shows that learning to accept yourself is one of the keys to emotional well-being and happiness. Today you’ll learn why it’s so darn hard to accept yourself and how to practice self-acceptance right now.

Prefer the in-depth version? Click here to read the blog!

 

Having trouble learning to forgive yourself or someone else? My Forgiveness Master Class teaches you the five-step process, backed by research, to learn how to forgive.  

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Listen to my Loving Kindness Guided Meditation every day for one week to help you learn how to have more self-compassion!

Resources

8 Ways to Build Your Confidence and Self-Esteem

The Real Reason You Have Negative Thoughts (and 2 Things You Can Do About It)

Overcoming Insecurity and Silencing Your Inner Critic

Regret Sucks: The 3-Step Process to Make It Stop

How 5 Minutes of Mindfulness a Day Can Make Your Relationship Great

Is Self-Compassion the Secret to a Happy Relationship?

Kristin Neff, PhD, Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power and Thrive

Research

Omar Singleton et al., “Change in Brainstem Gray Matter Concentration Following a Mindfulness-Based Intervention is Correlated with Improvement in Psychological Well-Being,” Frontiers in Human Neuroscience 8, no. 33 (2014).

Thierry Steimer, “The biology of fear- and anxiety-related behaviors,” Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience 4, no. 3 (2002), 231-249.

Amy F.T. Arnsten, “Stress Signalling Pathways that Impair Prefrontal Cortex Structure and Function,” Nature Reviews Neuroscience 10, no. 6 (2009): 410-422.

D.L. MacInnes, “Self-Esteem and Self-Acceptance: An Examination Into Their Relationship and Their Effect on Psychological Health,” Journal of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 13, no. 5 (2006).

Stephen R. Swallow and Nicholas A. Kuiper, “Social Comparison and Negative Self-Evaluations: An Application to Depression,” Clinical Psychology Review 8, no. 1 (1988): 55-76.

Kristen Neff, Self-Compassion.org

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