Tag: compassion

Kindness, Curiosity & Compassion

by windoverwater, posted in Compassion, WindOverWater

Yesterday was World Kindness Day. The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation has a ton of different resources about kindness - calendars and blogs and social media to help you bring a little more kindness to your life.  When someone says the word ‘kindness’ I think first of “lovingkindness” - a 7 minute meditation practice (and … Continue reading Kindness, Curiosity & Compassion

Compassion 101

by windoverwater, posted in burnout, Compassion, mindfulness, self-care, WindOverWater

Even though we have used the words 'burnout' and 'compassion' since I was in graduate school, not a lot was actually taught in school - we did not actually  learn the skills that would grant self-compassion and stave off burnout - for therapists/providers or for clients. It has only recently come to the fore, with … Continue reading Compassion 101