Self-compassion helps dial down the volume of the amygdala, which reduces the physiological response to stress and anxiety.

“The reason self-compassion works on your amydala to dial down the volume is because it changes your neural circuitry it helps you get out of your own way when you're feeling a sense of stress”

Priming the mind with memories of safety and security helps increase the ability to tolerate negative emotions and manage anxiety.

“In this area of research, what researchers have done is um have people call to mind a resource of security by looking at an image or visually imagining something or even just like kind of reading words related to the feeling of safety and security. And that method has been used in hundreds of studie”