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Self-compassion30 sec
The Self-Compassion Break
When / where:“I’m failing these kids” moments
Neff’s three steps for moments of difficulty.
How to practice
- 1
Name it: “This is a moment of struggle” (mindfulness).
- 2
“Other teachers feel this too” (common humanity).
- 3
Hand on heart; offer yourself a kind phrase (self-kindness).
The evidence
Self-compassion is the keystone: in teacher RCTs, gains in self-compassion mediated reductions in burnout, anxiety, and depression (Roeser et al., 2013; Neff, 2003).