Cultivating Self-Compassion & Building a Self-Care Toolkit

Treat yourself more compassionately, temper your inner critic and stay on a lifelong path of self-compassion

Created by: Barbara Larrivee
Author, educator, researcher, and workshop leader

Created by: Kinlike Media
Video Producer

What Will I Learn?

• The proven power of self-compassion
• Give yourself the care you deserve
• How to be a compassionate ally to yourself
• Set and keep healthy boundaries
• Self-compassion and mindfulness practices for self-soothing and stress relief
• Recognize your self-defeating patterns and overcome them
• Integrate self-compassion practices into your daily routines
• Keep stress from escalating
• Make mindful moments a self-compassion habit

Requirements

• It is not necessary to have prior experience or education to enroll in this course.
• To get the most out of this course you should actively engage with the content.
• Here are guidelines you should follow for participating in this course. Following these guidelines for how to take this course will vastly increase your success cultivating self-compassion.
• Preparation for the Course • Designate a set space for taking the course • Ensure you will not be disturbed • Choose a specific day and time • Treat the course like a scheduled live or a zoom class • Do in consecutive weeks • Have a dedicated journal or notebook
• During the Course • Allot 1 hour for each session • Complete Sessions 1-9 in order • Record in your journal or notebook all responses and thoughts • Respond to reflection questions • Complete personal exercises to apply concepts • Engage in self-compassion practices • Follow guided practices • Do assigned tasks before the next session

Target audience

• Anyone wanting to be kinder to themselves, temper their inner critic, and make self-compassion a way of life