Today’s Solutions: October 18, 2026

Is it really possible to transform ourselves in just fourteen days? Tim Desmond, author of The Self-Compassion Skills Workbook believes it is. Desmond provides an overview of what self-compassion is before presenting his fourteen day program in which readers are encouraged to work on self-compassion exercises for just thirty minutes a day to foster greater self-acceptance. He concludes with tips for applying and maintaining self-compassion in the long-term. According to the book, self-compassion is about celebrating oneself when life is going well,

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