The most universal difficulty my clients face is a lack of self-compassion. Hardly anyone comes in saying, “I need to work on how hard I am on myself,” but they should. Our self-critical voice is a feedback loop never allowing us to recognize that we deserve and can benefit from being kinder to ourselves. We wholeheartedly believe the self-abuse, so there is no stimulus for change. Often people believe they need their self-critical voice to maintain motivation to reach goa