Read Aloud the Text Content

This audio was created by Woord's Text to Speech service by content creators from all around the world.

Text Content or SSML code:

<speak> <emphasis level="strong">Self-compassion and being with our emotions</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> Indeed, under stress our emotions can create a lot of suffering for us, which is why practicing self-compassion is so important. We define self-compassion as:<break strength="x-strong"/> <emphasis level="strong">“A sensitivity to our own suffering coupled with a commitment to feel our suffering and respond to it with care”</emphasis><break strength="x-strong"/> So the invitation is to allow ourselves to move towards our emotions, even when it’s hard to do. Once we learn how to recognize our emotions, and be present with them, we are able to practice distress tolerance and overcome our challenges. Distress tolerance is essentially our ability to be with our emotions, rather than running away from them.<break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> <break strength="x-strong"/> </speak>