Why Befriending Yourself Is About More Than Self-Compassion

What needs to be in place before we can truly meet ourselves with kindness, and how to start building it.

Mar 5 • Heron Payne

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November 2025

Why change is hard (and how self-compassion makes it easier)

A tale of collapse, courage, and healing through the transformational power of inner kindness.

Nov 6, 2025 • Heron Payne

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October 2025

About that time I wrestled a bear

Or, how I discovered the storytelling mind's true nature and learned to see beyond the waterfall of thoughts.

Oct 2, 2025 • Heron Payne

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September 2025

Easing Anxiety with Mindfulness

A four-week online journey toward presence, steadiness, and self-compassion

Sep 18, 2025 • Heron Payne

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The Medicine of Self-Compassion

Reflections on Gabor Maté’s Five Compassions, chronic illness, and the healing journey

Sep 11, 2025 • Heron Payne

Guided Meditation: Tolerating the Inner Critic

A practice for learning to sit with shame, see beyond it and cultivate a deeper understanding of your inner critic.

Sep 5, 2025 • Heron Payne

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August 2025

Eco-Grief & the Practice of Self-Compassion

On wildfires, non-separation, Paleolithic emotions, and learning to meet ourselves with kindness on a suffering planet

Aug 29, 2025 • Heron Payne

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On My First Podcast Appearance

In which the writer speaks and experiences another opportunity for self-compassion.

Aug 21, 2025 • Heron Payne

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Embodied Self-Compassion: The What, Why & How (Part I)

What a retreat, a Velcro suit, and a scared child taught me about embodied self-compassion

Aug 14, 2025 • Heron Payne

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How Mindfulness & Self-Compassion Revolutionized My Inner Life

What happened when I stopped fighting my bodymind and started befriending it with curiosity.

Aug 7, 2025 • Heron Payne

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July 2025

The Quiet Power: Why Self-Compassion Equals Strength

“Self-compassion is the foundation of courage. It allows us to see ourselves clearly and act anyway.” — Kristin Neff

Jul 31, 2025 • Heron Payne

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Self-Compassion for Parents

Parenting can awaken our deepest love. And our oldest wounds. What happens when we meet ourselves with compassion in those messy moments?

Jul 24, 2025 • Heron Payne

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