Left of Normal Episode 126 - How to Practice Self-Compassion

There's a myth out there that autistic people don't feel empathy.  That's not quite true, it's really that most Left of Normal folks don't know how to express empathy.

Then, there's the idea of sympathy.  Where often sympathy is shown, when empathy is needed.

Wrap those up together with an action plan, and you get compassion.

Now, how does self-compassion play into this empathy, sympathy, compassion conundrum?  Today's 'cast dives into how it all should look and how those on the spectrum can get stuck in a self-pity loop when they need to bust free with self-compassion.