Stop Beating Yourself Up And Start Healing

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of self-compassion in the healing process after divorce, contrasting it with self-criticism.

If the voice in your head gets cruel after divorce, it can feel like you’ll never be “okay” again, even when you’re doing everything you can to hold life together. I’m digging into the one skill that changes the entire healing process: self-compassion. Not the fake kind that says “it’s all fine,” but the kind that helps you stay accountable without drowning in shame. I look at why self-criticism feels like motivation but actually keeps you stuck. When you beat yourself up, your nervous syste...

People in this episode

Host: Karin Nelson

Topics covered

• self-compassion
• healing
• self-criticism
• divorce
• mental health

Keywords

• self-compassion
• healing process
• self-criticism
• divorce recovery
• mental health

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