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Radical Self-Compassion: Loving Ourselves into Healing with the Practice of RAIN

By Tara Brach — 2020

Many years ago, I read a moving article by a hospice caregiver who had accompanied thousands of people during their final weeks. One phrase, in particular, has stayed with me. After countless hours listening to the thoughts of the dying, the caregiver summed up their greatest regret with these words: I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself.

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