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On the days when "be kind to yourself" feels like an impossible instruction, something quieter and more honest is needed. This practice meets you in the aftermath, in the replaying and the regret, and gently shows you how to begin.

Most of us have used the words self-love and self-compassion as though they mean the same thing, but understanding the real difference between them might be the key to why one has always felt just out of reach. If you've ever wondered why being kind to yourself still doesn't make you feel truly worthy, this one is worth reading slowly.

There comes a quiet moment in adulthood when you stop seeing your parents as the all-knowing figures of your childhood and start seeing them simply as people, and what you do with that realisation can either deepen the distance between you or gently begin to close it.