Broadening Your Perspective

This audio exercise guides the listener enhance their compassionate mind by broadening their perspective and understanding of self through guided exercises and reflections. Taken from the Psychology Tools For Developing Self-Compassion audio collection.

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Overview

Self-compassion is a helpful skill for emotional well-being. The Psychology Tools For Developing Self-Compassion audio collection provides a structured approach to developing self-compassion using principles from compassion focused therapy (CFT). CFT is an evidence-based psychological approach that integrates evolutionary, cognitive, and affective neuroscience to help individuals cultivate compassion and alleviate high levels of shame and self-criticism.

Broadening Your Perspective offers a structured approach to help therapists guide clients in developing self-compassion. Through various exercises and reflections, it assists individuals in connecting with their inner compassionate self. By adopting perspectives from the "balcony," clients learn to view themselves and their lives in new, supportive ways, reducing reliance on the threat system and nurturing understanding and wisdom.