self-kindness
Treating yourself well
Self-kindness is treating yourself with the same compassion and understanding you would extend to a friend.
It involves forgiving your own mistakes rather than dwelling in harsh self-criticism: After the failed interview, she practiced self-kindness instead of beating herself up.
The term appears frequently in discussions of mental health and self-compassion practices.
Soft, kind demeanor
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- patienceCalm during delays
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
nurturing · understanding · warmth · softness · mercy · grace · comfort · reassurance
Capacity to recover quickly
- healingRestoration of health
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- boundariesLines marking separation
coping · wellness · stress-relief · inner-peace · growth · integration
Focused attention practice
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
- affirmationsPositive self-directed statements
- restCessation of activity
- pamperingLavish attentive care
breaks · retreats · bath · nourishment · sleep · downtime · hobbies · yoga
Compassionate, enduring benevolence
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
- non-judgmentRefraining from evaluation
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
humanity · interconnection · equanimity · dharma · sangha · heartfulness · refuge
gentleness
Soft, kind demeanor
- forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- patienceCalm during delays
tenderness · nurturing · understanding · warmth · softness · mercy · grace · comfort · reassurance · benevolence
resilience
Capacity to recover quickly
- healingRestoration of health
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
boundaries · coping · wellness · stress-relief · inner-peace · growth · integration
meditation
Focused attention practice
- journalingRegular personal writing practice
- affirmationsPositive self-directed statements
- restCessation of activity
pampering · breaks · retreats · bath · nourishment · sleep · downtime · hobbies · yoga · breathing
lovingkindness
Compassionate, enduring benevolence
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
- non-judgmentRefraining from evaluation
- impermanenceQuality of not lasting
suffering · humanity · interconnection · equanimity · dharma · sangha · heartfulness · refuge
- self-worthworthiness, confidence, personal dignity, personal honor, deserving
self-kindnessself-criticism
Judging one's own failings
self-hatred · self-loathing · self-contempt · self-condemnation · self-blame
self-kindnessself-harm
Deliberately damaging one's body
self-destruction · self-sabotage · self-abuse · self-deprivation · self-punishment
self, kind, kindness, selves, selfish, selfless, selfishly, selflessly, selfishness