Why Kindness to Everyone Else Comes Easily — But Not to Yourself

By Monique Rhodes

August 3, 2026


You'd never speak to a friend the way you speak to yourself. This episode is about that gap — the double standard most of us carry without examining it — and what the research actually shows about what self-compassion does and doesn't do to your drive, your resilience, and your ability to change.

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