Self-Compassion and the Permission to Enjoy
Steve Hickman reflects on self-compassion and the permission to enjoy positive experiences without guilt, resistance, or self-judgment.
By Steve Hickman
Published
Now that Self-Compassion for Dummies has officially launched, I occasionally get to hear the experiences of people who have read the book and begun to practice. The following is from a new friend and colleague who shared a fascinating (and very practical) first experience of the practice:I have diligently been reading your book (mid Chapter 3 now) for the past few days. In the past I have struggled to pick up a sport. I was never the athletic kind when I was a kid, and you would always find me with my head buried in books rather than outside playing. My extent of sport was to pay an occasional glance at Steffi Graf's latest fashion at Wimbledon (yes, I am dating myself here). For the last 7…