Coming Home to Yourself: Self-Compassion as the Foundation for Healing with Lakiba Pittman

Many of us carry old stories about who we are—stories that leave us feeling small, stuck, or disconnected from our deeper strengths. This week, guest teacher Lakiba Pittman explored how self-compassion can help us reconnect with our truest selves. Through personal stories, she reflected on the "breadcrumbs from the soul" that have guided her home over the years: moments of meditation, nature, music, compassion, family, and unexpected connection.

Rather than seeing growth as arriving at a destination, Lakiba invited us to view it as an ongoing process of opening new doors within ourselves and welcoming home the parts that have been waiting to be seen.

You can see the meditation that went along with this talk here: https://rickhanson.com/talk-meditation-equanimity-as-an-expression-of-love/

Timecodes and Topics:
00:00 - The stories we carry
07:08 - The role of self-compassion
13:53 - A house with many rooms
16:29 - Opening doors despite fear
23:18 - Nature, healing, and self-discovery
31:04 - Finding her own voice
36:16 - Self-care versus self-centeredness
41:30 - Lifelong self-discovery

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