Reclaiming HER Self-Compassion: Cultivating Self-Kindness | Ep. 35

In this episode, our guest, Laura Jackson, a counselor, mindful self-compassion leader, teacher, and advocate, joins us for an in-depth conversation about cultivating kindness toward ourselves in the midst of life's challenges. Laura shares her expertise on the three core elements of mindful self-compassion—mindfulness, kindness, and common humanity—and explores how this practice can help us untangle harsh inner critics, survival-based patterns, and unrealistic expectations. Laura explains how reconnecting with ancestral care practices benefits us and others.Loving-Kindness PracticeLaura invites listeners to create their own loving-kindness phrases. Examples include:May I be held in compassionMay I be safeMay I find peaceMay I be at easeResource: Center for Mindfulness Self-compassionRest Is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey Connect with Laura:Website: www.paradigmjoy.comInstagram: @paragdimjoy LinkedIn: Laura I JacksonEmail: [email protected] with Robrenna:[email protected]: Reclaiming HER ResilienceInstagram: Reclaiming_HER_ResilienceReclaiming HER Resilience is executive produced and edited by Robrenna Parker.Reclaiming HER Resilience is published by RHR Media Co. Where Voice is honored, and stories unfold.RHR Media Co. is the publishing and media arm of Reclaiming HER Resilience, LLC, creating story-centered media that honors voice, restores agency, and invites women back into authorship of their own lives.