Ep 27: Christmas and Self Compassion

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Ep 27: Christmas and Self Compassion

Cath Counihan

Dec 13, 2022

There are some reflections on Christmas and how this may feel like a mixed time for many listeners (for multiple different reasons).

Cath reflects on how the most important thing in the present moment is to develop a warm, supportive, loving relationship with all the different parts of ourselves, even if we don’t fully understand what is going on for us. How do we actually do this though? What helps with this?

Cath speaks to how we progress with this in the episode and shares details of how self-compassion is useful in her life and in parenting in general, with a very funny story towards the end. In this episode, she draws from the work of Kristin Neff and the book she refers to is called "Self Compassion by Kristin Neff".

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Many of us did not get our needs adequately met in childhood. The devastating legacy of trauma, wounding and traumatic stress lives on in our brains, our bodies, our nervous systems and our behaviour/reactions. Which in turn impacts the way we turn up to our lives in many ways.

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We will break down shame together and learn to cultivate self compassion.

There is always the possibility for change.

And regardless of what has happened in our past, as adults we have to take responsibility for our own lives. We have to tend to our pain, our sadness and our dysfunction so that we can live a life we love and shift toxic patterns for our children.

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