Talk begins by bringing in the concept of "backdraft" - how distress can seem temporarily worse when we apply self-compassion. Majority of talk is about the necessity of joy for resilience, and the practices of glimmers, knowing what you love & gratitude
Description of the components of self-compassion including Buddhist teachings, neuroscience, the 3 components of self-compassion, soothing touch and the self-compassion break
"It's Not Our Fault" is a talk Lev created specifically for the QTPOC community inspired my Tara Brach's "It's Not My Fault" talk that explains that we are doing our best in our reactions to the world we live in.
