Coaching practices for Self Compassion for My Teenager

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• After I mess up I’m stuck choosing between tearing into myself or letting myself off the hook entirely
• I want my child to carry a solid sense of who they are even when I’m not there to remind them
• When I mess up, the voice inside goes straight to “you’re worthless”
• When the scared or self-loathing part of me shows up, my reflex is to shove it away or pile more judgment on it, which only makes it worse
• The voice I turn on myself after I mess up is brutal in a way I’d never speak to anyone else

Practices that may help

1. Self-compassion through the distancing lens
   Combine third-person perspective with self-compassionate framing to avoid both self-attack and self-indulgence.
   Self-Distancing Journaling
2. Build the child’s inner wealth narrative over time
   Consistently reflect back who the child is becoming, not just what they’re doing.
   The Nurtured Heart Approach (Howard Glasser)
3. Apply self-compassion directly to shame
   Shame says "I am bad"; self-compassion says "I am human, and this is hard" — these are not the same claim, and one of them is accurate.
   Shame Resilience, Made Practical
4. Cultivate Self through directed inner compassion
   Practice sending compassion inward — toward the parts that are suffering — to build the Self-energy those parts need.
   IFS Self Energy, Made Practical
5. Ahimsa toward the self: replacing self-attack with self-compassion
   Treat yourself after a failure the way you would treat a good friend in the same situation.
   Ahimsa: Non-Violence as a Daily Practice
6. Compassionate Letter Writing
   Write a letter to yourself from the perspective of a wise, compassionate friend — about something you’ve been judging yourself for.
   Compassion-Focused Therapy: Calming the Inner Critic
7. N — Nurture with self-compassion
   Offer the part that is suffering what it most needs — care, acknowledgment, reassurance — as you would a dear friend.
   RAIN Meditation: Tara Brach’s Four-Step Practice
8. The self-compassion break
   A three-step phrase you say in a hard moment: this is suffering, suffering is human, may I be kind to myself.
   Self-Compassion, Made Practical
9. Replace critic monologue with compassionate self-talk
   Speak to yourself the way you would speak to a close friend in the same situation.
   Working With Your Inner Critic
10. Invoke common humanity in a moment of shame
    When you feel like a uniquely pathetic failure, remind yourself this is shared human experience.
    Working With Your Inner Critic

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