Review of 'Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
A good book to make us work on fundamental esoteric issues and understand the key ideas behind self-compassion a nd fight against self-criticism.
Along we learn
• why self-criticism is self-defeating indeed
• how self-criticism relates to self-handicapping behaviours
• why self-compassion is a more effective route to self-improvement
• why the idea of comforting ourselves makes many of us uncomfortable; and
• how to practice self-kindness.