Utilizing Self-Compassion to Navigate Life as a Young Adult
Karen Bluth reflects on challenges in young adulthood and how self-compassion can support a kinder response to uncertainty and struggle.
By Karen Bluth, PhD
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It's never been easy being a young adult. And let’s face it, in today’s crazy-making world, the normal challenges seem magnified. Besides the usual struggle of trying to figure out a career path or vocation, manage intimate relationships and maybe attempt to be financially independent for the first time ever, everything is a thousand times harder. Jobs are limited, which means that maybe you have to move back home. Which can be really stressful when you’re used to being independent, going about your business, making your own rules, deciding when and what you’ll eat, how late you’ll stay out, and basically living your own life. Take Marta, for example. Marta was training to be a pastry chef…