When Empathy Turns Inward: A Conversation on Self-Compassion

About this episode

The RAFT Team discusses self-empathy and self-compassion, exploring its components and personal challenges.

Join the RAFT Team in a conversation about self-empathy and self-compassion. Jeremie, Nicole, and Joy discuss the three main components of self-compassion, the challenges of focusing on yourself, how socialization affects our views on self-compassion, and how they each practice self-compassion. Episode Time Codes 00:00 Intro 00:45 Jeremie gives definitions of self-empathy and self-compassion 01:55 RAFT Podcast team introductions 02:42 Joy discusses the three main components of self-compassion 04:12 Nicole talks about the challenges of focusing on yourself 07:03 Jeremie discusses how socialization affects our views on self-compassion 09:01 Why Joy finds self-compassion so challenging 13:16 Why Nicole finds self-compassion so challenging 17:02 Jeremie’s experience with self-compassion 23:18 How Joy practices self-compassion 28:22 How Jeremie practices self-compassion 32:46 How Nicole practices self-compassion 41:01 Team’s final thoughts 44:46 Outro

Topics covered

• self-empathy
• self-compassion
• mental health
• socialization
• personal development

Keywords

• self-care
• emotional well-being
• self-acceptance

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