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Dr Lydia BrownM(psych)/PhDPostdoctoral Research FellowClinical Psychologist
REACHING FULL BLOOM THROUGH SELF‐COMPASSION
Agenda
• My Story
• What is Self‐Compassion? • Why do women need self‐compassion?• Why do we need self‐compassion as we age?
• How to Practice Self‐Compassion
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MY STORY Part 1
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WHAT IS SELF‐COMPASSION? Part 2
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THE INNER CRITIC
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https://hbr.org/2018/09/give-yourself-a-break-the-power-of-self-compassion
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THE TRUTH ABOUT THE INNER CRITIC
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SELF-COMPASSION
• Healthy way of relating towards the self when facing difficulties (Neff, 2002)
Self-Kindness self-criticism
Common HumanityIsolation
MindfulnessOver-identification or
repression
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Experienced by up to 80% of midlife women during the menopausal transition (Woods & Mitchell., 2005)
Median duration of 7.4 years (Avis et al., 2015)
MENOPAUSAL HOT FLASHES
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• Self-compassion may be an increasingly important predictor of well-being as we age
• Our review of 11 studies (and tiny meta-analysis) found self-compassion is relevant to well-being in adults aged 65+
• Three included studies found that self-compassion weakens (moderates) the relationship between physical symptoms and well-being.
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PRACTICING SELF-COMPASSION? Part 3
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This is a moment of difficulty
Everybody suffers
May I be kind to myself
THE SELF‐COMPASSION BREAKPRACTICAL STEPS
THANK YOU
Dr Lydia Brown +1 347 493 5482lydiaab@unimelb.edu.au
www.lydiabrown.com.au
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