self-compassion research and a first-person narrative describing your personal experience trying to employ self-compassion.

Write a 5-7-page APA-formatted paper with a literature review summarizing three articles in the field of self-compassion research and a first-person narrative describing your personal experience trying to employ self-compassion.

Evidence of your understanding of the concepts you discuss and the quality and effectiveness of your writing will be reflected in your grade. Revise as much as possible until your paper flows smoothly. Your arguments should be clear and well explained, so that a non-psychologist can easily follow.