When you offer compassion to a younger version of yourself, you’re stepping out of the cognitive rigidity that typically fuels your self-criticism and feelings of shame.
By externalizing and connecting with a version of yourself that isn’t technically present, you might find you can more easily access a compassionate approach.
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