Many of us are familiar with the concept of compassion: to feel someone else’s pain and want to do something to help. Seeing someone suffering can instill in us the need to be kind to others, to show understanding, and consideration. To help in any way that we can. However, it can be difficult to find that level of compassion for ourselves. The saying is to “treat yourself as you would a friend,” but even with conscious effort, we can find ourselves unable to recognise our own suffering, to h...