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Why self-compassion feels impossible despite practicing loving-kindness

I can be compassionate with strangers but I am ruthlessly critical of every mistake I make

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The neural pathways of self-criticism often run deeper than conscious compassion practices can initially reach.

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