Your Self-Compassion Toolkit

Over the last 6 weeks we have been exploring the topic of self-compassion on The ADHD Podcast.

We have covered so many different parts of such an important part of living a healthy life with a growth mindset.

Since we covered so much material over a longer period of time than we normally devote to a single topic, I wanted to take the opportunity to compile all the resources in one place for anyone looking for a helping hand in the self-compassion department.

The book that sparked the podcast

This whole series began as an idea while I was independently going through a workbook.

The name of the book is The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer.

There are so many great insights within this workbook. I had to know more, so I did a little research on the authors and stumbled on this fantastic TEDx Talk given by Dr. Kristin Neff called "The Space Between Self-Esteem and Self-Compassion".

I owe a lot to these two resources as we built this series.

The self-compassion podcast series

I don't know if I ever really intended for us to continue exploring for as long as we did, but it turns out there is so many different pieces that fit together to build up our self-compassion, and even more than that to tear it down.

Below I have included each episode. You can follow each link to listen to the full episode.

2610: Why Self-Compassion is Necessary When Living with ADHD

2611: Shame's Greatest Hits: Self-Compassion and ADHD

2612: Wrangling the ADHD Perfectionist (guest: Dr. Sharon Saline)

2613: Self-Compassion, ADHD, and all the [Difficult] Emotions

2614: The ADHD Self-Compassion Challenge for High Achievers (guest: Casey Dixon)

2615: Stop, Drop, and Rolling with the Punches: Self-Compassion when the World Knocks You Sideways

2616: A Self-Compassion Reflection with Nikki & Pete

And the blogs to go with it

And, of course, each week during the series, I tried to dive a little deeper into the topics being discussed on the podcast and try to give a few tips and strategies to help you along your own journey.

Teach Your Mind To Be Kind
Exploring the difference between self-care and self-compassion

The Origin of the Shame Spiral
A brief history about the origin of the term and who said it first

How Comparison Can Sabotage Your Self-Compassion
Learning to look where you're going instead of the people around you

Take Your Time
Learning to give yourself grace if something takes you longer to do than you expected

Shame Doesn't Discriminate
Pulling back the curtain to learn that even the people we look up to experience shame

Become an RSD Detective
Learning to ask the right questions to break down the reason for your RSD episodes

Keep your toolkit handy

I hope you found this series as eye-opening and inspiring as I did.

Please use these resources and allow them to guide you through your own inner exploration to finding self-compassion.

Thank you for your time and attention,

-Nikki