This is an episode about a very special skill, which may sound soft but has been shown to make us anything but soft or weak. Self-compassion has been shown to help us adopt a growth mindset, reduce feelings of shame, be more motivated, experience greater happiness and life satisfaction, better relationships, greater physical and mental health (including reduced burnout and compassion fatigue) as well as the ability to cope better with stressful life events including failure (academic or otherwise) and trauma. Host and long-term self-compassion practitioner Petra Agthe is diving deep into the topic with our guest the Mindful Self-compassion teacher Ali Lambie.
This episode includes:
00:57 Introduction to episode and to self-compassion as a life skill
02:43 Introduction to Ali Lambie
03:46 About our partner VIN Europe
04:31 Welcoming Ali
05:15 What is self-compassion?
11:08 About the importance of common humanity
11:58 Why self-compassion may be particularly helpful for veterinary professionals
21:28 Self-compassion as an antidote to compassion fatigue
23:24 Self-compassion as a resource-building exercise
25:26 Common pitfalls, barriers and misconceptions
34:06 Why self-compassion is sometimes hard
38:12 What is fierce self-compassion?
41:34 How can we best learn self-compassion
47:43 Ali's most favourite resources on the topic
49:53 More about Ali's services
51:34 Goodbye
Where to find more information about Ali and her work:
Ali's website: https://www.mindfulnesshampshire.co.uk
Find Ali on Instagram and Facebook
Ali’s recommended resources:
Video on the difference between empathy and compassion: https://youtu.be/ebJTV5kTIU0?si=Is9MxoaA8MCTmEDm
Kristin Neff’s website https://self-compassion.org
Other helpful websites: Rick Hanson, Brené Brown, Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield,
Books:
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Credits:
Music- Deep Ambience by Coma-Media, Pixabay; Images for Artwork- OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay