Brittney Schrick Most people have heard of the concept of self-esteem, but what about self compassion? Although they sound similar, their processes and outcomes are not. Self-esteem is the notion of confidence in your own worth and abilities. While this is certainly a positive way to feel about oneself, the confidence in ability regardless of evidence to the contrary often leads to negative outcomes such as overconfidence, narcissism, and dips in self esteem in the face of failure. Self-compassion, on the other hand, is simply the notion that, regardless of success or failure, that you are human and worthy of kindness...even (and especially) from yourself. 6 2 2017 Friday, June 2, 2017 11:59:00 AM CST family life,self compassion,mental health,parenting bschrick@uada.edu