You Are Not Alone: Using Self-Compassion Practices & Coping Skills for Loneliness & Emotional Resilience (Compassion Series) [28]

Joy Lab | strengthen your mental health with the science of joy · Oct 19, 2022 · 1m

In this episode, we're talking about self-compassion. We're digging into that third aspect of self-compassion noted by researcher Dr. Kristin Neff, which is: common humanity vs isolation. The essence of this aspect includes the feelings of not belonging and feeling alone in our suffering. Dr. Neff describes this: "Frustration at not having things exactly as we want is often accompanied by an irrational, but pervasive sense of isolation. As if 'I' were the only person suffering or making mistakes. All humans suffer. However, the very definition of being human means that one is mortal…