How to Practice Radical Self-Kindness

Update: 2024-05-20

Description

Can radical self kindness be the key to your healing journey and if so, how do we practice it?

In this episode, we celebrate one year of the Permission to Love podcast as well as discuss the practice of radical self-kindness, exploring why it's crucial for healing and self-love.

Thank you for being a part of this podcast for the last year. This podcast would not be possible without you the listeners.

I am so grateful that you’re here and are a part of this community. I look forward to another year of going on this journey with you as we discover how to heal our relationship with ourselves by giving ourselves the permission to love ourselves.

In this episode we discuss how self-kindness can rewire our nervous system, counteract self-abuse, and promote genuine self-compassion. This episode is filled with personal anecdotes, practical exercises, and thought-provoking insights to help you embark on your journey towards radical self-kindness.

Key Points:
1. Introduction to Radical Self-Kindness:
* Radical self-kindness as an essential practice for healing and transformation.
* The role of self-kindness in rewiring the nervous system and transforming shame.

2. The Impact of Self-Abuse:
* How years of self-criticism and harsh judgment wreak havoc on our well-being.
* The necessity of replacing self-abuse with self-kindness as an expression of self-love.

3. Personal Journey:
* My personal experiences with resistance to self-kindness.
* My journey of understanding that punishment is not corrective and that it is love and kindness that are the true corrective forces.

4. Overcoming Resistance to Self-Kindness:
* Common objections to self-kindness and addressing feelings of unworthiness.
* Challenging the belief that one’s mistakes or flaws make them undeserving of kindness.

5. Healing Through Kindness:
* How self-kindness helps us relax in our own presence and fosters self-acceptance.
* The importance of creating a safe environment for self-examination and healing.

6. Practical Steps to Practice Radical Self-Kindness:
* Journaling and self-inquiry to understand when and why we are unkind to ourselves.
* Replacing unkind behaviors with kind actions and supportive self-talk.
* Treating oneself with the same kindness and understanding one would offer a friend.

7. The Healing Process:
* The transformative power of meeting oneself with love and understanding.
* Visualization exercises to heal the inner child and provide corrective experiences.

Practical Exercise: