The ObservatorySelf-compassion
How kindly and understandingly you treat yourself when things are difficult.
Questions to ask yourself
- 1How do you talk to yourself when you fail?
- 2Would you say the same to a friend in the same situation?
- 3What are you hardest on yourself about?
- 4When did you last meet yourself with warmth, and what made that possible?
- 5What kinder line can you offer yourself the next time something goes wrong?
In the app, you rate the area 0–10, answer the questions, and watch how your answers shift over time.
Getting started
Self-assessment
How do you talk to yourself?
Six scales inspired by the three pairs of self-compassion: kindness versus self-criticism, connectedness versus isolation, presence versus rumination.
5 min · Compassion
Session
A moment of self-compassion
Three short steps for difficult moments: meeting your own pain with the same warmth you give others.
5 min · Compassion
Exercise
The inner boss
Meet the voice that talks to you at work — and teach it a kinder tone.
12 min · Compassion
Exercise
The good-enough day
For the days when not everything got done, and the chafing stays anyway.
9 min · Compassion
Article
Shame and guilt are not the same thing
Guilt says "I did something wrong" and can repair things. Shame says "I am wrong" and repairs nothing. The difference changes everything.
1 min · Compassion
Story
Elin and the other voice
Replacing her inner critic with a voice she already had.
5 min · Compassion