The three components of self-compassion are self-kindness mindfulness and common Humanity or kind of this sense of connectedness. And the three really do go hand in hand. They operate the system. What's

the relationship between those and physical health? So

there is an emerging literature that shows that self-compassion is linked to better physical health. It's kind of a small to medium correlation. Maybe if I think like there's a meta-analysis that found point to 8.30 so significant not mind-blowing but still there with physical symptoms at least self-reports of like colds aches pains physical symptoms. A lot of research actually fuchsias here was one of the big research in this area and she finds that it's linked to better physical health is also research showing. This is probably why it's things that physical health is that operates through the nervous system so self-compassion and this is done either looking at self report of self Compassion or by like enhancing the self-compassionate mood you can have people think of something to do. With and right to themselves a paragraph being mindful kind of accepting of what's Happening remembering that they aren't alone common humanity and being kind to themselves. Like they would be to a friend the induce the three components of self-compassion. What we find is first of all, it reduces sympathetic activity things like inflammation things like a cortisol levels and also increases heart rate variability, which is the main marker we have of parasympathetic activity, and it's probably by changing the nervous system. Reaction that it influences physical health because of course what your body's doing? How are you active? It is is linked to how healthy you are. Also immune function is linked to better immune function.