Your Anxiety Toolkit - Practical Skills for Anxiety, Panic & Depression2 Jul 2020

Ep. 155: Learning to Embody Self-Compassion with Dr. Dennis Tirch

Welcome back to another episode of Your Anxiety Toolkit. Today on the podcast, we are so lucky to be able to talk with Dr. Dennis Tirch, the founder of The Center for Compassion Focused Therapy and the author of six amazing books including, The ACT Practitioner's Guide to the Science of Compassion and The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Overcoming Anxiety. Dr. Tirch is here to talk with us about learning to embody self-compassion.

In the beginning of this interview, Dr. Tirch spends some time discussing the definition of self-compassion and why self-compassion is so important for our mental health, especially for those struggling with anxiety.

Dr. Tirch says that learning to embody self-compassion involves "grounding ourselves in a sense of emotional safeness, meaning and purpose." By practicing self-compassion and mindfulness, Dr. Tirch says we can "gradually train the mind to rest in an awareness of compassion and care." He so beautifully tells us that if people can learn to embody this self-compassion and feeling of being grounded then they will be able to "turn towards the things they fear and walk through them." By learning to embody self-compassion and learning to speak to yourself in a compassionate voice, Dr. Tirch says your empathy will grow and your ability to tolerate distress will grow as well.

Dr. Tirch spends some time talking to us about his own personal self-compassion exercises and he shares how important breathing and meditation can be when learning to embody self-compassion.

Finally, Dr. Tirch spends some time explaining the importance of "finding your aim." When we ask ourselves "what is your aim?' it helps us become more self-aware and able to find our purpose.

This is an amazing interview so full of beauty and wisdom. I hope you all enjoy.

The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Overcoming Anxiety

The ACT Practitioner's Guide to the Science of Compassion

Dr. Tirch's website www.mindfulnesscompassion.com

Ep: 134: Giving and Receiving Meditation

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