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Podcast: How To Be...Books Podcast
Episode: Episode Five: Self-Compassion - Are You Lonely This Christmas?
Description: Welcome to "How To Be...", exploring how to gain life skills, whilst attempting to gain some myself. Christmas can be a tough time for some, and a pandemic Christmas can be even worse. Feeling isolated and disconnected can lead some to ruminate and become self-critical. So how can we be self-compassionate during this time? Self-compassion is extending compassion to one's self in instances of perceived inadequacy, failure, or general suffering. So it's important to remember to reach out if you are feeling down.Looking into what the 'experts' say about self-compassion and whether it is truly helpful? And...