Practicing and learning about self-compassion is a life long journey for me and I am honored to be doing it with the Awake Network Community. I love what Deran Young said "Building a sense of community is the most important antidote to shame." After I fell down the stairs in the middle of the night in 2019, I woke up to my resistance to self-compassion, and I am honored to be here today, dedicating my personal & professional practice to spreading self-compassion.