How you treat yourself matters.

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Welcome to Couch of Compassion!

It's not always easy to be kind to ourselves, whether it's because we haven't been taught how to or because we don't think we deserve it.

As a mental health professional and as an adult who has always been curious about the internal world inside each of us, I have come to the following conclusion: How you treat yourself really matters. Everyone needs a place to explore themselves without judgement and fear. Here is a space to do just that.

Compassion is the sensitivity to suffering in self and others, with a commitment to try to alleviate and prevent it (Gilbert, 2014)

Self-compassion refers to how we relate to ourselves in instances of perceived failure, inadequacy or personal suffering. (Neff, 2003)

It has 3 components:

- Mindfulness - balanced awareness about our emotions

- Common humanity - suffering is part of our shared human condition

- Self-kindness - warmth towards ourselves instead of being self-critical

If you're looking to learn how to take care of yourself or are willing to discover aspects of yourself you haven't explored much (even the uncomfortable ones), consider this your personal self-compassion companion. You'll find access to resources related to self-compassion, complete with a combination of experiential exercises and tools to help you navigate your way around the intriguing journey of connecting with yourself.

For the 10 day CoCo Self-Care challenge, click here!

Features

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Friends of Self-compassion

Read insightful blog posts related to being compassionate to yourself.

Online Resources

Read the latest news on practicing self-compassion in daily life.

Thought Experiments

Carry out small experiments in your mind and get to know yourself better.

Book a Couch

Learn self-compassion in therapy (online) using Compassion-Focused Therapy

Compassion Corner

Connect with other people who are on their self-compassion journey.

My Research

Learn what my research is about and how to participate.

Curious about self-compassion?

Do you have any questions about how to take care of yourself or what it means to be your own friend? Ask your question here and receive a customized response.

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