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Create flyerSelf-Compassion for Parents
Nurture Your Child by Caring for Yourself
Susan M. Pollak
Foreword by Christopher Germer
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1. “Make It Stop—I Can’t Keep Up!”: Parenting Is Overwhelming 
2. “Why Is This So Hard?”: Using Self-Compassion as a Life Raft
3. “Where Did That Come From?”: Dealing with the Baggage We Bring to Parenting
4. “I’ll Never Be Good Enough”: Avoiding the Comparison Trap
5. “What Should I Do?”: Working with the Inevitable Uncertainty of Parenting
6. “Why Can’t Everyone Just Calm Down?”: Handling the Inevitable Hot Emotions
7. “It’s All Too Much”: Tapping the Power of Compassion When Times Are Particularly Tough
8. Roots and Wings: The Gifts We Give Our Children
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Audio Downloads:
1. Tending to Yourself—3 minutes
2. Self-Compassion Life Saver for Parents—2 minutes
3. The Baggage We Inherit—11 minutes
4. Soles of the Feet—4 minutes
5. Having Your Back—9 minutes
6. You Don't Have to Control Everything—9 minutes
7. Three-Minute Compassion Space—4 minutes
8. Mindfulness at 4 AM—5 minutes
9. The Warm Blanket—8 minutes
10. Appreciating Yourself as a Parent—6 minutes
