{"id":3857,"date":"2021-08-23T19:37:52","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T09:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/?p=3857"},"modified":"2022-08-15T16:08:06","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T06:08:06","slug":"strengthening-self-compassion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/strengthening-self-compassion\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Self-Compassion"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Episode 46 &#8211; Strengthening Self-Compassion<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" src=\"https:\/\/webplayer.whooshkaa.com\/episode\/893944?theme=light&amp;enable-volume=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"190\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>Chris and Rowan talk about an important topic, self-compassion. 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\t\t\t\r\n\t});\t\t\r\n<\/script>\t\t\r\n\t<\/div><\/p>\n<p><strong>This Week&#8217;s Links\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/addressing-guilt-and-shame-with-self-compassion\/\">Addressing Guilt and Shame with Self-Compassion<\/a> &#8211; clinical handout<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/self-compassion-bolsters-our-mental-health\/\">Self-Compassion Bolsters our Mental Health<\/a> &#8211; article<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/drive-soothing-and-threat-seeking-a-synergy-of-systems\/\">Drive, Soothing and Threat: Seeking a Synergy of Systems<\/a> &#8211; podcast<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/supporting-a-sense-of-agency\/\">Supporting a Sense of Agency<\/a> &#8211; podcast<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IvtZBUSplr4\">Kristin Neff&#8217;s TED Talk &#8211; The Space Between Self-Compassion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z7dFDHzV36g\">Barbara Fredrickson &#8211; Positive Emotions Open our Mind<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/boost-your-well-being-with-acts-of-kindness\/\">Boost Your Well-Being with Acts of Kindness<\/a> &#8211; article<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/take-on-your-inner-critic\/\">Take on Your Inner Critic<\/a> &#8211; article<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/balancing-acts\/\">Balancing Acts<\/a> &#8211; article<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/video\/how-to-improve-your-self-acceptance\/\">How to Improve your Self-Acceptance<\/a> &#8211; video<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/turning-a-bigger-problem-into-a-lesser-one\/\">Turning a Bigger Problem into a Lesser One<\/a> &#8211; article<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Presenters<\/h3>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2848 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Chris-Mackey-Rowan-Mackey-300x200.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Chris-Mackey-Rowan-Mackey-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Chris-Mackey-Rowan-Mackey.png 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Rowan Mackey<\/strong>\u00a0is a content producer and digital creative. After studying sports media and law at the University of Canberra, he found himself drawn to digital media after attending the first conference for podcasters in the southern hemisphere, We Are Podcast in 2016. He is also the principal of Easygoing Digital, where he has been involved in over 400,000 podcast downloads as a presenter and producer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_04xlpA direction-ltr align-justify para-style-body\"><span class=\"JsGRdQ\">He currently produces the official Geelong Cats podcast,\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geelongcats.com.au\/podcasts\">To the Final Bell<\/a><\/em>\u00a0and is a producer of the TV show\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/destinationhappiness.com\/\">Destination Happiness<\/a><\/em>\u00a0airing nationally in Australia on Channel 9 and Internationally with the Discovery Channel. He has also worked with notable organisations such as The Geelong Grammar School and Lyons Construction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rowan is the Digital Media Manager at Chris Mackey and Associates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chris Mackey<\/strong>\u00a0is a clinical and counselling psychologist and Fellow of The Australian Psychological Society with 40 years\u2019 psychotherapy experience. The second edition of Chris\u2019s book,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.synchronicityunwrapped.com.au\/\">The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence<\/a>, was released internationally in August 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Chris is also the resident psychologist for TV show\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/destinationhappiness.com\/\"><em>Destination Happiness<\/em><\/a>, where he presents the \u201cHappy Mind\u201d segment, involving brief tips based on the science of positive psychology. He also writes a regular opinion column for The Geelong Advertiser and is the resident psychologist on K-Rock radio in the mornings.<\/p>\n<p>Chris was the recipient of the 2019 Australian Allied Health Impact Award for his clinical research and training, media involvement and for authoring a book on positive psychology and synchronicity.<\/p>\n<p>Get in touch with Chris and Rowan \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:podcast@chrismackey.com.au\">podcast@chrismackey.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2858 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Chris-Mackey-Rowan-Mackey-1-300x200.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Chris-Mackey-Rowan-Mackey-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Chris-Mackey-Rowan-Mackey-1.png 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><strong>For More Episodes of Lockdown: Character Strengths and Silver Linings\u2026<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 660px; overflow: hidden; background: transparent;\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.podcasts.apple.com\/au\/podcast\/psych-spiels-silver-linings\/id1506543167\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/25Ghc3PlQFvBcEsamtMMZT\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cPsych Spiels and Silver Linings\u201d \u2014 Chris Mackey\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chrismackey.com.au\/podcast-2\/embed\/#?secret=yemJ8QL2bQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"255\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"yemJ8QL2bQ\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 46 &#8211; Strengthening Self-Compassion \ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff Chris and Rowan talk about an important topic, self-compassion. 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