Many of us speak to ourselves in ways we’d never speak to someone we love. Self-compassion changes that. It’s learning to meet your pain with gentleness instead of blame. When you treat yourself with the same kindness you’d offer a friend, your healing deepens. You start realizing that mistakes don’t make you unworthy — they make you human. Self-compassion doesn’t erase pain, but it gives you the strength to move through it without shame.