Self Compassion Quotes

“Remember, you have been criticizing yourself for years and it hasn’t worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
― Louise L. Hay, You Can Heal Your Life

“Chasing a person doesn’t give you value or build values in you. You earn your value by chasing morality and practicing dignity.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“You've been criticising yourself for years and it hasn't worked. Try approving of yourself and see what happens.”
― Louise Hay

“If you do not respect your own wishes, no one else will. You will simply attract people who disrespect you as much as you do.”
― Vironika Tugaleva

“If we want to understand people and relate to them, we must be self-aware and have self-compassion. Self-love may be a source of division but can become a key to sympathy, bridging gaps, and fostering connection instead of partition. ("Being my best friend")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“It is not depression or anxiety that truly hurts us. It is our active resistance against these states of mind and body. If you wake up with low energy, hopeless thoughts, and a lack of motivation - that is a signal from you to you. That is a sure sign that something in your mind or in your life is making you sick, and you must attend to that signal. But what do most people do? They hate their depressed feelings. They think "Why me?" They push them down. They take a pill. And so, the feelings return again and again, knocking at your door with a message while you turn up all the noise in your cave, refusing to hear the knocks. Madness. Open the door. Invite in depression. Invite anxiety. Invite self-hatred. Invite shame. Hear their message. Give them a hug. Accept their tirades as exaggerated mistruths typical of any upset person. Love your darkness and you shall know your light.”
― Vironika Tugaleva

“Who will you love if not yourself? Other people? How can you love someone for anything but their raw, naked humanity? How can you say you love someone if it is not for their flaws and quirks, snorts and hurts, triggers and tears? Anything else is not love. It is idealization. And, as long as you do it to yourself, you will do it to everyone. You will not love anyone or anything until those eyes in the mirror soften up and embrace the beauty that is already within.”
― Vironika Tugaleva

“Your inner child is waiting for a genuine, heartfelt apology.”
― Yong Kang Chan, Parent Yourself Again: Love Yourself the Way You Have Always Wanted to Be Loved

“Prioritise self-care & incorporate a MINIMUM of 60 mins 'ME TIME' into your daily routine.
YES THERE ARE enough hours in the day.
NO EXCUSES.”
― Miya Yamanouchi, Embrace Your Sexual Self: A Practical Guide for Women

“As you embark on this journey, I invite you to remember these words: slow, quiet, gentle. You are already worthy of love and belonging. This is not a journey of worthiness, but a journey of care... Because you must know, dear heart, that you are worthy of care, whether your house is immaculate or a mess.”
― K.C Davis, LPC

“Drop the people who do not value you, respect you. Life has infinite horizons. Accept yourself, love yourself, and move forward.”
― Amit Ray, Peace Bliss Beauty and Truth: Living with Positivity

“Be merciful. If it is a mess, let it be a mess. If it feels like you can't do this today, stay put and explore that feeling. Let your mindfulness co-opt everything in your experience. Unless you are in significant emotional or physical pain, stay put with no-matter-whatness. Keep realiging with the intentions of your practice: kindness, diligence, presence, attention, relaxation. Be a work in progress while holding this blueprint. The feeling of its being difficult is actually the sensation of your life evolving. Embrace it.”
― Ralph De La Rosa, The Monkey Is the Messenger: Meditation and What Your Busy Mind Is Trying to Tell You

“It's okay not to reply to someone's text right away. It's okay not to accept an invitation to a party. It's okay not to give someone a rundown of what's happening in your life today. It's okay not to share your relationship status. It's okay not to give people explanations as to why you changed your job or your house. It's okay to take a break, gain some space, and keep your life private. You can disconnect with others to connect with yourself, as many times as you’d like. You don't need to feel bad about being unable to give yourself to people in the way they hoped to receive you. The right people will love and support you regardless of the space and time you take for yourself.”
― Nida Awadia, Not Broken, Becoming.: Moving from Self-Sabotage to Self-Love.

“Sometimes the ultimate act of self-compassion is turning off your phone and looking someone in the eye.”
― Amy Leigh Mercree, The Compassion Revolution: 30 Days of Living from the Heart

“I notice that when the other person has been in despair for a prolonged period, I begin to feel myself crumbling into discouragement internally. One of the ways my system seeks to protect both me and the other person is to activate into helpful doing. Even though it is a psuedo-engagement, the intent is to shelter both of us from being engulfed in despair.”
― Bonnie Badenoch, The Heart of Trauma: Healing the Embodied Brain in the Context of Relationships

“Our deepest wounds are often invisible.”
― Laurie E. Smith

“Without warning, all the tears I’ve been holding back are pouring out of me, hot and fast . . . It’s like I’ve taken all my sadness and wrapped it up in a package inside of me because I don’t deserve to grieve. But I can’t keep that package together anymore. The strings that bound it are fraying and snapping, and it’s all spilling out.”
― Natalie C. Anderson, Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday

“Self-compassion is simply being there for yourself. Not fixing. Not faking. Not forcing a motivational pep talk. Just being there, like a friend who pulls up a chair next to you on a hard day and says, “I see you. This is tough. And you’re not alone.”
― Ronen Dancziger, The Therapist's Handbook for Healing Your Simpsons Syndrome: Unhook from Your Inner Chaos Characters with CBT, ACT, and a Little Humor

“You are not your scars. You are not your wounds. By releasing, you invite healing, becoming freer and wiser.”
― Gloria Dolo, Meeting Self: How to Find Fortitude in Solitude

“We are taught to fear being forgotten, but some things deserve to be let go. That’s not erasure—it’s release.”
― Lawrence Nault

“Self-compassion is not an easy way out: it’s actually extraordinarily hard work for most people with a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.”
― Amanda Smith LCSW

“I learned to talk to myself the way I’d talk to my best friend — with encouragement, compassion, and love.”
― Vikki Espinosa, One in Eight: A Breast Cancer Journey and Practical Guide for Patients, Families, and Workplaces

“Healing doesn’t always look like progress. Sometimes it looks like breathing, resting, softening — and beginning again.”
― Roche Uccello, Quiet Era Diaries: A Self-Healing Journey Through Solitude and Stillness

“There will be days when light feels far. But still — your heart will rise, your breath will steady, and hope will find you again.”
― Roche Uccello, Quiet Era Diaries: A Self-Healing Journey Through Solitude and Stillness

“Self-care is what makes caregiving sustainable.”
― Eleanor Brownn, The Other Serenity Prayer: Meditations on Self-Kindness

“True liberation comes from understanding that our self-worth is innate.”
― Omar Delawar

“You're not failing if you use low levels. You're succeeding if you keep showing up.”
― Akiroq Brost, The Adaptive Habit Menu: A Flexible System for Building Habits That Survive Real Life

“The distance between who you are and who you think you should be is where suffering lives.”
― Akiroq Brost

“Perfection is a debt you can never pay. Consistency is wealth that compounds daily.”
― Akiroq Brost, The Adaptive Habit Menu: A Flexible System for Building Habits That Survive Real Life

“Honor every take; they're all part of the Final Cut.”
― Christine Elise