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Ep. 232 Suffering or feeling exhausted? Re-energise yourself with mindfulness and self-compassion

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Are you tender with yourself? Transformational coach and change consultant Gail Cox probes what mindfulness and self-compassion really entail, including slowing down and softening, being where your feet are, and ‘kind-ing your mind.’ Relating stories from her own life, she illuminates having a free pass versus giving oneself a permission slip, and healing from psoriasis.
11 Nov 2025 English South Africa Self-Improvement · Relationships

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