We're talking about self-compassion… but not the kind you're thinking.

Don't roll your eyes yet, because if you know me, you know I'm right there with you. I'd never hand you mushy-gushy self compassion as a whole freaking episode. So hang with me. 😬😬

I love that the two of us are talking about this topic. Why? Because she and I are the most direct, no-nonsense women in the world. So we won't be talking about self-compassion from the perspective of, "Oh, you have to love yourself more! Increase your positivity and affirmations!" Ugh, gross. Please. 🙄

Hey, if that works for you, then great! But if you're anything like the two of us, that totally won't work for you. We're coming at it from a practical and physiological perspective that you won't want to miss.

Mya Kwon is an anti-diet dietitian. She has a Masters in Public Health and Nutrition Science and works in two places: she has her practice, an online program called Body Respect where she's helped hundreds of women break the cycle of food guilt and body shame; and she's part of the nutrition faculty at Seattle Pacific University.

Mya has such cool ideas and you can see more of her anti-diet dietitian content on her Instagram. She's done countless lectures at many different venues and on many different topics, and I am honored to be speaking with her today – honestly, she's just a big freakin' deal. 💫

Listen on for our conversation on self-compassion!

Tweetable Quotes

"In reality, any difficulty we're having doesn't mean we're broken; it means we're human." – Mya Kwon, MPH, RD

"...my difficulties are not what isolate me or make me different; they're what connect me to other human beings." – Mya Kwon, MPH, RD

"By practicing this component of kindness, you're not being weak; you're actually giving yourself a safe space to grow." – Mya Kwon, MPH, RD

"You can go back to whatever you were doing before – as long as you try this for however much time and really give it your all. We're seeing this as an experiment." – Rachelle Heinemann

Resources:

Mya's Website, Food Body Peace

Mya's Instagram, @foodbody.peace

Self-Compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff

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