SelfKind: Conversations in self-care, kindness and compassion for highly sensitive people

Ep 303: Why am I like this?! Sensitive and self-critical? This one’s for you.

SelfKind: Conversations in self-care, kindness and compassion for highly sensitive people

Show Notes

Do you ever find yourself asking "Why am I like this?" as a Highly Sensitive Person? If so, this episode is for you. Welcome to SelfKind - a podcast for Highly Sensitive People. In this episode, I (Erica Webb) am talking about one of the big challenges faced by highly sensitive folk: the tendency towards self-criticism. You'll hear why this way of talking to yourself can take its toll and a simple strategy to help you start reframing those critical thoughts compassionately. You will hea...

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