science Archives - Jennifer Kogan, MSW, RSW, LICSW https://jenniferkogan.com/tag/science/ Compassion Focused Counseling and Consultation in Washington, DC and Ontario, Canada Sat, 22 Apr 2017 15:22:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The New Science of Self-Compassion https://jenniferkogan.com/the-new-science-of-self-compassion/ Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:29:18 +0000 https://jenniferkogan.com/?p=2474 Self-compassion is hard for some people to embrace because it sounds self-indulgent. This is a misnomer because practicing self-compassion actually gives us an incentive to try, not because we want to be the best but simply because we care about ourselves. Interestingly, most people find it is easier to care for others then to be kind to themselves.

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