The Mindful Self-Compassion Break is an invitation to explore what happens when you attend to a difficulty with mindfulness, common humanity and self-kindness.

Self - Compassion Break

Having a hard time? Yeah, everybody goes through hard times. You're not alone.

But here's what gets lost when life feels like a shit show: kindness to yourself. Not the bullshit "be kind to your neighbor" stuff—real kindness to YOU. When everything's falling apart, we get lost in all the circumstances and stories instead of asking: How can I be kind to myself right now?

Most of us can think those thoughts, but actually feeling it and living it? That's the hard part.

In this episode, Tracy explores:
* Why we exhaust ourselves beating up on ourselves during hard times
* How avoidance and numbness keep us stuck in struggle
* The difference between problem-solving and actual self-compassion
* Why being honest about where you are IS kindness
* How small promises to yourself create real change

"It's not about the tenacity to get to the goal, it's actually the tenacity to be kind to yourself. The tenacity meaning staying on track." ~ Tracy Crossley


#820: Having A Hard Time?

Karen is passionate about helping people to find greater happiness, ease & presence in life. An internationally qualified mindfulness, meditation & yoga teacher, she spends her days immersed in sharing the benefits & practices of mindfulness and compassion through teaching mindfulness based programs in the community & facilitating workshops in the corporate, education, elite sport, health & justice areas. Observing how mindful living changes individuals & teams, Karen believes mindfulness can change the world.

A lot of us live in our head, disconnected from our feelings and intuition. This podcast touches on releasing insecure attachment, accepting your authentic self and getting “unstuck” by connecting to how you FEEL instead of how you THINK. I’ve been there, and discuss sensitive subjects using my own experiences with a lot of laughs and even more empathy… because we’re all flawed humans.

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