Why do self-compassion and acceptance sound helpful in theory, but feel so hard in practice? And why do they often show up later in therapy rather than at the beginning?

In this episode, Dr. Yadegarfard explores self-compassion and acceptance from a therapy-informed, science-based perspective — not as positive attitudes you should force, but as internal states that emerge when safety, understanding, and capacity increase.

You’ll learn why resistance to self-compassion is often protective, why acceptance does not mean giving up, and why real change tends to stall when people are fighting both their situation and themselves at the same time. This episode explains how therapy helps soften that internal struggle, allowing change to become more sustainable rather than exhausting.

Designed for people in therapy, considering therapy, o ...