#252: Finding Self-Compassion When Everything is Falling Apart (Ask Steph)
From On Attachment by Stephanie Rigg
April 30, 2026 · 8 min · Season 1 · Episode 252
About this episode
The episode discusses finding self-compassion during difficult times and addresses common misconceptions about it.
How do you find self-compassion when everything is falling to pieces? That's the listener question I'm answering in today's Ask Steph episode. We'll talk about why self-compassion can be so hard to access when we're in a challenging season, the mistaken belief that self-compassion removes accountability, and how we can start to cultivate more kindness and self-validation when we need it most. Resources Free resources for healing anxious attachment Subscribe to my YouTube channel
People in this episode
Host: Stephanie Rigg
Topics covered
- self-compassion
- mental health
- accountability
- kindness
- validation
Keywords
- self-compassion
- anxious attachment
- mental health
- kindness
- validation
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