Softness with self
Notice when you’re being hard on yourself and agree to be softer. Gentle inner voice; gentle touch, like rubbing your tired arms.
Five positive attributes
Five things you can reliably recognize as good about yourself in Wise Mind — traits, accomplishments, relationships. Return to them when self-criticism hits.
Create a kind environment
Spend time with kind, gentle people. Limit time with people who blame or criticize. Make your space reflect you.
Radical self-acceptance
Accept all of yourself — flawed and gifted, like every human. Acceptance isn’t approval. Accept yourself the way you’d accept someone else in your situation.
Deeply like yourself
Notice self-hatred and turn your mind toward your commitment to like yourself. Liking yourself is part of recovery and worth working on.