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The Space Between Self-Esteem and Self Compassion: Kristin Neff at TEDxCentennialParkWomen
You can't all be above average. You can all be kind to yourselves. 🫶
Who it's for
Neff begins by explaining what goes wrong with the pursuit of self-esteem: it depends on feeling special and above average, which pushes people into constant comparison and putting others down.
Insecure→Self-Compassion
Feelings it meets
What it is
A TEDx talk by psychologist and self-compassion researcher Kristin Neff, given at TEDxCentennialParkWomen and posted on the TEDx Talks channel. She describes encountering self-compassion as a PhD student at UC Berkeley, then argues that the pursuit of high self-esteem depends on feeling above average, which can feed comparison and putting others down.
Where to find it
YouTube, TEDx Talks channel (free). A third-party transcript is posted on singjupost.com.
Before you start
Age: Ages 12+
You are good when you strive to give of yourself.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Good and Evil”
