Why Self-Compassion Is the Hardest Part of Healing from Trauma
In thirteen years of clinical work, I've noticed something that surprises people when I name it out loud: the bravest clients I've worked with, the ones who survived things that should never happen to anyone, are often the hardest on themselves. They can extend endless grace to others. They understand, intellectually, that what happened to them wasn't their fault. And yet, when the conversation turns inward, the tone shifts. "I should be over this by now." "Other people have it worse." "Why...
